Definition of Patents. Meaning of Patents. Synonyms of Patents

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Definition of Patents

Patent
Patent Pat"ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patented; p. pr. & vb. n. Patenting.] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
Patent
Patent Pat"ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See Patent, a.] 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention. (b) A document making a grant and conveyance of public lands. Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent. --Fuller. Note: In the United States, by the act of 1870, patents for inventions are issued for seventeen years, without the privilege of renewal except by act of Congress. 2. The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend. --Shak.

Meaning of Patents from wikipedia

- patents, and utility models and Gebrauchsmuster are sometimes called petty patents or innovation patents. The additional qualification utility patent...
- programs and the Patent Cooperation Treaty Software patents under national laws: Software patents under United States patent law Software patents under United...
- 6,242 were patent examiners (almost all of whom were ****igned to examine utility patents; only 99 were ****igned to examine design patents) and 388 were...
- patent in the United States are intellectual property patents and land patents, though letters patent are issued for a variety of other purposes. They function...
- patent D92,187. The original terms of these patents were to have expired in 1933, but Congress has continually extended their protection. The patents...
- nations to have patents declared invalid. United Kingdom patents can be reviewed by way of a non-binding opinion issued by the Patent Office, or by formal...
- The X-Patents are all the patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office from July 1790 (when the first U.S. patent was issued), to July...
- request for patent. Exceeding 3 years to consider a patent application. Delays due to a secrecy order or appeal. For design patents (patents based on decorative...
- hidden in patent archives. There are a minimum of 278 patents issued to Tesla in 26 countries that have been accounted for. Many of Tesla's patents were in...
- essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Determining which patents are essential to a particular standard can be complex. Patent ambush...