patent on an invention
41Patent and Trademark Office — Patent and Trade|mark Of|fice, The the US government department that decides which new inventions can be given a ↑Patent (=the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the UK called the Patent Office …
42Patent Office — Patent Of|fice, the the British government department that decides which new inventions can be given a ↑patent (=the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the US called the Patent and Trademark Office …
43patent — [adj] unconcealed, conspicuous apparent, barefaced*, blatant, clear, clear cut, controlled, crystal clear*, distinct, downright, evident, exclusive, flagrant, glaring, gross*, indisputable, limited, manifest, obvious, open, open and shut*,… …
44patent right — [pat′ nt] n. an exclusive right established by patent, esp. the right to an invention …
45Patent Pending (Arthur C Clarke short story) — Patent Pending is a short story written by Arthur C. Clarke.This story deals with invention of a device that can record your experiences directly off your brainwaves in a way that these experiences can be traded so someone else can replay your… …
46Invention — An invention is a new form, composition of matter, device, or process. Some inventions are based on pre existing forms, compositions, processes or ideas. Other inventions are radical breakthroughs which may extend the boundaries of human… …
47Patent infringement — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
48Patent drawing — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
49patent — patentable, adj. patentability, n. patentably, adv. patently, adv. /pat nt/ or, for 10, 12 15, /payt /; esp. Brit. /payt nt/, n. 1. the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain …
50Patent Reform Act of 2005 — The Patent Reform Act of 2005 (USBill|109|H.R.|2795) was United States patent legislation proposed in the 109th United States Congress. Texas Republican Congressman Lamar S. Smith introduced the Act on 8 June 2005. [ Dennis Crouch,… …
