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patent

1 of 3

adjective

pat·​ent
senses 1–3 are
ˈpa-tᵊnt How to pronounce patent (audio)
 chiefly British  ˈpā-;
 sense 4  ˈpā-;
 sense 5  ˈpā-,
ˈpa-;
 senses 6–7  ˈpa-,
ˈpā-,
British usually
ˈpā- How to pronounce patent (audio)
1
a
: open to public inspection
—used chiefly in the phrase letters patent
b(1)
: secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party
patent foodstuffs have acquired an ever-increasing importance Friedel Strauss
(2)
: protected by a patent : made under a patent
patent locks
a patent coffee maker
c
: protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent : proprietary
patent drugs
2
: of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions
a patent lawyer
patent law
3
: making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions
peddled his patent notions in season and out
4
: affording free passage : unobstructed
a patent opening
5
: patulous, spreading
a patent calyx
6
archaic : accessible, exposed
7
: readily visible or intelligible : obvious
his patent sincerity
a patent falsehood
patently adverb

patent

2 of 3

noun

pat·​ent ˈpa-tᵊnt How to pronounce patent (audio)
British also
ˈpā- How to pronounce patent (audio)
1
: an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent
2
a
: a writing securing for a term of years the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention
b
: the monopoly or right so granted
c
: a patented invention
3
: privilege, license
4
: an instrument making a conveyance of public lands
also : the land so conveyed
5
: patent leather

patent

3 of 3

verb

pat·​ent ˈpa-tᵊnt How to pronounce patent (audio)
British also
ˈpā- How to pronounce patent (audio)
patented; patenting; patents

transitive verb

1
: to obtain or grant a patent right to
2
: to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent
3
: to obtain or secure by patent
especially : to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sell
patentability
ˌpa-tᵊn-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce patent (audio)
 British also  ˌpā-
noun
patentable
ˈpa-tᵊn-tə-bəl How to pronounce patent (audio)
 British also  ˈpā-
adjective

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for patent

evident, manifest, patent, distinct, obvious, apparent, plain, clear mean readily perceived or apprehended.

evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion.

an evident fondness for sweets

manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required.

manifest hostility

patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it.

patent defects

distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required.

a distinct refusal

obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer.

the obvious solution

apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference.

for no apparent reason

plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration.

her feelings about him are plain

clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern.

a clear explanation

Example Sentences

Adjective The company settled a patent dispute last year. the licensing of patent rights They were sued for patent infringement. His explanation turned out to be a patent lie. She acted with patent disregard for the rules. Noun The product is protected by patent. Verb The product was patented by its inventor. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The caveat that Edison filed in 1890 was the latest in a long line of pre-patent applications. Nat Segnit, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 Tech companies file patent infringement lawsuits all the time — BlackBerry just sued Facebook for patent infringement last week. Kurt Wagner, Recode, 17 Mar. 2018 The researchers gathered data on how many different provisions of patent law each examiner invoked, on the theory that a more effective examiner would invoke more patent law provisions, on average. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2018 Aspiring entrepreneurs will receive help in gaining access to business mentors, prototyping services, legal and patent advice and business plan development. Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 15 Dec. 2017 While that didn’t result in any new federal law, many states ultimately passed laws limiting how patent demand letters can be used. Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2017
Noun
The World Trade Organization recently agreed to suspend patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines. Kenneth E. Thorpe, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 Eventually, even the most generous patent protections come to an end and companies must face the potential for generic competition. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 29 June 2022 The agreement has dismayed the pharmaceutical industry for weakening patent protections. Saeed Shah, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 In 2020, the Cambridge, Mass.-based vaccine-maker vowed never to enforce patent protections for its COVID-19 vaccine as long as there’s a global pandemic raging. Alan Murray, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2022 What happened to the covid-19 vaccine patent waiver? Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 Such bold policy changes will include patent reform, elimination of pharmacy deserts, and training a medical professional workforce that is without bias in its provision of clinical care. Utibe R. Essien, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 On the flats front, these patent, pointed-toe Mary Janes have the makings of an all-day shoe with their namesake's Upper East Side attitude. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2022 When a cultivar is developed, the grower can apply to receive a patent and a trademark for the plant. Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
And importantly, the researchers published the code online and purposefully did not patent the technology, which allows others to build on and use the work freely. Edward Chen, STAT, 13 July 2022 Grivel couldn’t patent the new designs because mice had eaten the original drawings, but the family company, Grivel, continued to improve upon the design. Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012 And patent it all Apple did—right down to the slide-to-unlock feature and beveled edges. Nat Watkins, Wired, 15 Mar. 2022 In other words, Prometheus hadn’t sought to patent a natural phenomenon like metabolization. Paul R. Michel, STAT, 8 Feb. 2022 Cui applied for a grant, won it, and went on to patent his new fabric technology. Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2022 Eric Wooldridge and Daniel Bailey had filed an application to patent the technology in 2012. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Nov. 2021 Scientists and advocacy groups alike have fiercely opposed past iron-addition experiments, over concerns that for-profit companies would patent and commercialize the technology and that the extra iron would trigger blooms of toxic algae. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2021 Where research and collaboration on earlier viral outbreaks such as SARS and H5N1 were stymied by races to patent their genetic sequences, this did not occur with SARS-CoV-2. Jorge L. Contreras, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Noun, and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin patent-, patens, from present participle of patēre to be open — more at fathom

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of patent was in the 14th century

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