patent

pat·ent

 (păt′nt)

n.

1.

a. A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.

b. Letters patent.

c. An invention protected by such a grant.

2.

a. A grant of publicly owned land, particularly to a homesteader.

b. The official document of such a grant.

c. The land so granted.

3. An exclusive right or title.

adj.

1.

a. Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent: a patent right.

b. Of, relating to, or dealing in patents: patent law.

2. (also pāt′nt) Obvious; plain: a patent injustice. See Synonyms at apparent.

3. (pāt′nt) Biology

a. Not blocked; open: a patent duct.

b. Spreading open; expanded: patent sepals.

4. Relating to or being a nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is protected by a trademark.

5. Of high quality. Used of flour.

tr.v. pat·ent·ed, pat·ent·ing, pat·ents

1. To obtain a patent on or for (an invention, for example).

2. To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example).

3. To grant a patent to or for.

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[Middle English, document granting a right, short for (lettre) patent, open (letter), from Old French (lettre) patente, from Latin patēns, patent-, open, present participle of patēre, to be open; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]

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pat′ent·a·bil′i·ty n.

pat′ent·a·ble adj.

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patent

(ˈpætənt; ˈpeɪtənt)

n

1. (Law)

a. a government grant to an inventor assuring him the sole right to make, use, and sell his invention for a limited period

b. a document conveying such a grant

2. (Law) an invention, privilege, etc, protected by a patent

3. (Law)

a. an official document granting a right

b. any right granted by such a document

4. (Law) (in the US)

a. a grant by the government of title to public lands

b. the instrument by which such title is granted

c. the land so granted

5. a sign that one possesses a certain quality

adj

6. (Law) open or available for inspection (esp in the phrases letters patent, patent writ)

7. obvious: their scorn was patent to everyone.

8. (Law) concerning protection, appointment, etc, of or by a patent or patents

9. proprietary

10. (Physiology) (esp of a bodily passage or duct) being open or unobstructed

11. (Biology) biology spreading out widely: patent branches.

12. (Ceramics) (of plate glass) ground and polished on both sides

vb (tr)

13. (Law) to obtain a patent for

14. (Law) (in the US) to grant (public land or mineral rights) by a patent

15. (Metallurgy) metallurgy to heat (a metal) above a transformation temperature and cool it at a rate that allows cold working

[C14: via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection)]

ˈpatentable adj

ˌpatentaˈbility n

Usage: The pronunciation (ˈpætənt) is heard in letters patent and Patent Office and is the usual US pronunciation for all senses. In Britain (ˈpætənt) is sometimes heard for senses 1, 2, and 3, but (ˈpeɪtənt) is commoner and is regularly used in collocations like patent leather

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pat•ent

(ˈpæt nt; for 10,12-15 ˈpeɪt-; esp. Brit. ˈpeɪt-)
n., adj., v. -ent•ed, -ent•ing.
n.

1. the exclusive right granted to an inventor to manufacture or sell an invention for a specified number of years.

2. an invention or process protected by this right.

3. letters patent.

4. the instrument by which the U.S. government grants title to public land.

5. patent leather.

adj.

6. protected by a patent.

7. dealing with patents: patent law.

8. readily open to notice; evident; obvious.

9. made of patent leather.

10. Chiefly Bot. expanded or spreading.

11. open; unobstructed, as a bodily passage.

v.t.

12. to obtain a patent on.

13. to grant (public land) by a patent.

[1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English < Latin patent- (s. of patēns), present participle of patēre to stand wide open; (n.) Middle English, short for letters patent, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentēs open letters]

pat′ent•a•ble, adj.

pat`ent•a•bil′i•ty, n.

pat′ent•a•bly, adv.

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patent

Past participle: patented
Gerund: patenting

Imperative

patent

patent

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patent - a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention patent of invention document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
	2.	patent - an official document granting a right or privilege letters patent legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	patent - obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
	2.	patent - grant rights to; grant a patent for register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	3.	patent - make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	patent - (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" unobstructed - free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view"
	2.	patent - clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" apparent, evident, manifest, plain, unmistakable obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

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patent

noun

1. copyright, licence, franchise, registered trademark He had a number of patents for his inventions.

adjective

1. obvious, apparent, evident, blatant, open, clear, glaring, manifest, transparent, conspicuous, downright, unmistakable, palpable, unequivocal, flagrant, indisputable, unconcealed This was a patent lie.

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patent

adjective

1. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:

broad, clear, obvious, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle.

2. Readily seen, perceived, or understood:

apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, plain, pronounced, visible.

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Translations

بَراءَة الإخْتِراعيَحْصَل على بَراءَة الإخْتِراع

patentdát si patentovat

patentpatenterepatentrettighed

Patentpatentierenpatentieren lassen

δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας

patentepatentar

brevetbreveterévidentpatent

szabadalmaztatszabadalom

einkaleyfifá einkaleyfi

brevettobrevettarebrevettatopatente

lakiniai bataipatentaspatentuotaspatentuotiužpatentuotas

patentētpatentētspatents

octrooipatent

patentpatentereta patent på

oczywistyopatentowaćpatentskóra lakierowana

патент

dať si patentovať

patentpatentini almak

专利专利权取得专利权

patent

[ˈpeɪtənt]

A. ADJ

1. (frm) (= obvious) → patente, evidente

2. (= patented) [invention] → patentado

B. N → patente f
patent applied for; patent pending → patente en trámite
to take out a patent → obtener una patente

C. VT → patentar

D. CPD patent agent N → agente mf de patentes
Patent and Trademark Office N (US) = Patent Office patent law N → derecho m de patentes
patent leather N → charol m
patent medicine N → específico m
patent office N → oficina f de patentes
Patent Office N (Brit) registro de la propiedad industrial
patent rights NPL → derechos mpl de patente

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patent

[ˈpeɪt^ənt]

n → brevet m (d'invention)
a patent for sth → un brevet pour qch

modif [application] → de brevet; [protection] → des brevets patent infringement, patent law

vt → faire breveter
to be patented [invention] → être breveté(e)

adj [lie, nonsense] → patent(e), manifestepatent infringement n → infraction f au droit des brevetspatent law n → droit m des brevetspatent leather n → cuir m verni

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patent

n → Patent nt; patent applied for or pending → Patent angemeldet; to take out a patent on something → etw (acc) → patentieren lassen

vt → patentieren lassen; is it patented? → ist das patentrechtlich geschützt?

adj

(= obvious) → offensichtlich

(= patented) invention → patentiert; he’s got his own patent method of doing it (fig) → dafür hat er seine Spezialmethode; his patent remedy for hangovers (fig) → sein Patent- or Spezialrezept gegen Kater

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patent

:

patent application

n → Patentanmeldung f

patent attorney

n → Patentanwalt m → /-anwältin f

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patent

:

patent holder

n → Patentinhaber(in) m(f)

patent leather

n → Lackleder nt; patent shoes → Lackschuhe pl

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patent

:

patent medicine

n → patentrechtlich geschütztes Arzneimittel

Patent Office

n → Patentamt nt

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patent

[ˈpeɪt/ənt]

1. adj (obvious) → evidente, palese

2. n → brevetto
to take out a patent on sth → far brevettare qc

3. vt → brevettare

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patent

(ˈpeitənt) , ((American) ˈpӕ-) noun

an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same. She took out a patent on her design; (also adjective) a patent process. patent بَراءَة الإخْتِراع патент patente patent(ový) das Patent; Patent-... patent; patentrettighed; patent- δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας, πατέντα patente patent جواز حق انحصاری patentti brevet; breveté רִישָׁיוֹן פָּטֶנְט पेटेंट, एकस्व, सुन्दर तरीका patetnt szabadalom paten einkaleyfi brevetto 特許 특허권 patentas; (už)patentuotas, akivaizdus patents; patentēts paten patentpatentpatent څرګند، ښكاره، جوت، اّزاد ( دټولو دپاره) عام، امتيازي حق (دمخترع patente brevet; patent патент patent; patentový patent patent patent สิทธิบัตร patent 專利，專利權 патент سند، سامان تيار کرنے اور بيچنے کا لائسنس bằng sáng chế 专利，专利权

verb

to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention. patenteer يَحْصَل على بَراءَة الإخْتِراع получавам патент за patentear dát si patentovat patentieren patentere κατοχυρώνω με δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας, πατεντάρωpatentar patenteerima به ثبت رساندن patentoida faire breveter לִרשוֹם פָּטֶנְט एकस्व प्राप्त करना, पेटेंट कराना patentirati szabadalmaztat mendapatkan paten fá einkaleyfi brevettare 特許を取る 특허를 받다 (uþ)patentuoti patentēt mematenkan een patent verkrijgen voor ta patent på, patentere opatentować سبتول patentear a patenta, a breveta запатентовать dať si patentovať patentirati patentirati få patent på จดสิทธิบัตร patentini almak 取得專利權 патентувати; брати патент لائسنس حاصل کرنا được cấp bằng sáng chế 取得专利权

patent ˈleather shoes noun

shoes made of shiny leather. blinkleerskoene حِذاء مِن جِلْد لَمّاع лачени обувки sapatos de couro brilhante lakýrky laksko λουστρίνια zapatos de charol lakknahk کفش ورنی kiiltonahkakengät עור לכה, מבריק चमकीला चमड़े वाला जूता lakirana koža lakkbőr cipő sepatu kulit mengkilap (scarpe di vernice) 에나멜 가죽 구두 lakiniai batai lakādas kurpes kasut kulit kilat lakleren schoenen lakksko lakierki چرمى بوټونه лакированные туфли topánky z lakovanej kože, lakovky lakasti čevlji cipele od lakovane kože lackskor หนังสีดำลื่น แข็งและเป็นมัน rugan 漆皮鞋 лакована туфля چمک دار چمڑے سے بنے ہوئے جوتے giày da sơn 黑漆皮鞋

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pa·tent

n. patente, producto de marca autorizada o derecho exclusivo;

___ medicine → medicina de ___;

a. patente; accesible; abierto-a.

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