patent on an invention
61patent — The grant of an exclusive right to exploit an invention. In the UK patents are granted by the Crown through the Patent Office, which is part of the Department of Trade and Industry. An applicant for a patent (usually from the inventor or the… …
62patent — / peɪtəntˌ pætənt/ noun an official document showing that a person has the exclusive right to make and sell an invention ● to take out a patent for a new type of light bulb ● to apply for a patent for a new invention ♦ ‘patent applied for’ or… …
63patent — / peɪtəntˌ pætənt/ noun an official document showing that a person has the exclusive right to make and sell an invention ● to take out a patent for a new type of light bulb ● to apply for a patent for a new invention ♦ ‘patent applied for’,… …
64Patent Act (Canada) — The Patent Act is the Canadian Act of Parliament that governs the patent law in Canada. It states what can be patented and how patents are to be obtained. The Patent Act also governs the Patent Office and limits the power and responsibility of… …
65Patent classification — A patent classification is a way the examiners of patent offices or other people arrange documents, such as patent applications, disclosing inventions according to the technical features of the inventions. They arrange documents using a patent… …
66Patent pool — In patent law, a patent pool is a consortium of at least two companies agreeing to cross license patents relating to a particular technology. The creation of a patent pool can save patentees and licensees time and money, and, in case of blocking… …
67patent — /ˈpeɪtnt / (say paytnt), /ˈpætnt/ (say patnt) noun 1. a government grant to an inventor, for a stated period of time, conferring a monopoly of the exclusive right to make, use, and vend an invention or discovery. 2. an invention, process, etc.,… …
68Patent model — A patent model was a scratch built miniature model no larger than 12 by 12 by 12 (approximately 30 cm by 30 cm by 30 cm) that showed how an invention works. It was one of the most interesting early features of the United States patent… …
69Patent attorney — A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition. The term… …
70patent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin patent , patens, from present participle of patēre to be open more at fathom Date: 14th century 1. a. open to public inspection used chiefly in the phrase letters patent b. (1) …
