right to a patent
71patent theatre — ▪ English theatre any of several London theatres that, through government licensing, held a monopoly on legitimate dramatic production there between 1660 and 1843. In reopening the theatres that had been closed by the Puritans, Charles II… …
72patent — pat·ent || pætnt / peɪtnt n. exclusive right to an invention or design; invention or design that is protected by a patent v. receive a patent, receive exclusive rights to an invention or design adj. protected by a patent; clear; obvious,… …
73patent — [ˈpæt(ə)nt] , [ˈpeɪt(ə)nt] noun [C] I an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that thing for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so II verb [T] patent… …
74patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention. [1795 1805] * * * …
75patent right — /ˈpeɪtnt raɪt/ (say paytnt ruyt) noun the exclusive right created by a patent …
76patent right note — A note given for a patent right. 11 Am J2d B & N § 189 …
77patent — [14] Etymologically, patent means simply ‘open’. Its ultimate source is patēns, the present participle of the Latin verb patēre ‘be open’ (a relative of English fathom and petal). It was used particularly in the term letters patent, which denoted …
78patent — [14] Etymologically, patent means simply ‘open’. Its ultimate source is patēns, the present participle of the Latin verb patēre ‘be open’ (a relative of English fathom and petal). It was used particularly in the term letters patent, which denoted …
79Right of eminent domain — Domain Do*main , n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. [1913 Webster] 2. The territory over which dominion or… …
80patent 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… …
