to patent an invention
71patent — pa|tent1 [ˈpeıtnt, ˈpæ US ˈpæ ] n [U and C] a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new ↑invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy patent on/for ▪ He applied for a patent for a new method of removing paint. ▪… …
72patent — pat•ent [[t]ˈpæt nt[/t]] for 10,12 15 [[t]ˈpeɪt [/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈpeɪt [/t]] n. adj. v. ent•ed, ent•ing. n. 1) law the exclusive right granted to an inventor to manufacture or sell an invention for a specified number of years 2) law an… …
73patent — A legal monopoly; that is, an exclusive right to the benefits of an invention or improvement granted by the U.S. Patent Office, for a specific period, on the basis that it is novel (i.e., not previously known or described in a publication),… …
74invention — n. 1) to come up with an invention 2) to patent, register an invention 3) to market, promote an invention 4) an ingenious invention * * * [ɪn venʃ(ə)n] promote an invention register an invention an ingenious invention to come up with aninvention… …
75patent — 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,… …
76patent — 1 noun 1 (C) a special document that says that you have the right to make or sell a new invention or product and that no one else is allowed to do so: When does the patent expire? | take out a patent on sth (=get one officially) 2 (U) the right… …
77patent claim — A statement included in a patent application that describes the invention in exact terms, using an established formal style and precise terminology. Patent claims allow the Patent and Trademark Office to determine whether an invention should… …
78invention — In patent law, the act or operation of finding out something new; the process of contriving and producing something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment. Also the article or contrivance or… …
79invention — In patent law, the act or operation of finding out something new; the process of contriving and producing something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment. Also the article or contrivance or… …
80Patent Reform Act of 2007 — The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (USBill|110|H.R.|1908, USBill|110|S.|1145) is a proposal introduced in the 110th United States Congress for changes in United States patent law. Democratic Congressman Howard Berman introduced the House of… …
