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111letters patent — patent authorization, certificate of patent for an invention …
112patent pending — a request for a patent has been filed but the patent has not yet been issued …
113patent — 1. noun A license granted by a government that gives rights over an activity for a defined time period. A patent is an *intangible asset. Typical activities covered by a patent are the manufacture and sale of *products. See also *trademark. 2.… …
114patent troll — /peɪtnt ˈtrɒl/ (say paytnt trol) noun a company which buys up patents with the sole intention of launching lawsuits for patent infringement. {patent + troll2, from the story of Three Billy Goats Gruff in which a fierce troll hides under the… …
115patent drawing — Visual representations of an invention that are part of a patent application, showing all the features described in the application, especially those that distinguish it from prior art. All patent applications require drawings unless the… …
116patent leather — noun leather with a hard glossy surface (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑leather * * * patent leather [patent leather] [ˌpeɪtnt ˈleðə(r)] [ˈpætnt leðər] [ˌpeɪtnt ˈleðər] …
117patent ductus arteriosus — ▪ pathology congenital heart defect characterized by the persistence of the ductus arteriosus, a channel that shunts blood between the pulmonary artery and the aorta. Normally, after birth the pulmonary artery carries blood depleted of… …
118patent pending — /peɪtnt ˈpɛndɪŋ/ (say paytnt pending) noun the status accorded to an invention for which a patent has been applied but for which it has not yet been granted …
119patent search — A search for documents and records that will determine whether a particular invention is novel and nonobvious, and thus whether it may qualify for a patent. The search usually starts with the examination of previously issued patents and… …
120Patent (adjective) — Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to obstructed). Pronounced pa tent with the accent on the first syllable …
