to patent an invention
81patent — [ pat(ə)nt, peɪt ] noun a government licence to an individual or body conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to make, use, or sell an invention. adjective peɪt(ə)nt 1》 easily recognizable; obvious. 2》 made and… …
82Patent misuse — In United States patent law, patent misuse is an affirmative defense used in patent litigation when a defendant has been accused to have infringed a patent. It has also been used to mitigate damages following a finding of infringement. This… …
83Patent engineer — A patent engineer or patent scientist is a patent law professional that is typically involved in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. The terms are usually applied to patent professionals with scientific or engineering backgrounds that… …
84patent troll — (PAT.unt trohl) n. A company that purchases a patent, often from a bankrupt firm, and then sues another company by claiming that one of its products infringes on the purchased patent.. adj. patent trolling pp. Example Citations: These patent… …
85Patent family — A patent family is all the patents and patent applications resulting from a specific patent application.Generally, a patent application for an invention is originally filed in one country. Sometimes that original patent application is the basis… …
86patent pending — The status of an invention between the time a patent application is filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the time it is granted or rejected. Marking a product patent pending or pat. pending may deter potential competitors from… …
87Patent (disambiguation) — A patent is an intellectual property right covering an invention. Patent can also refer to the following:Types of patents*Utility patent for inventions that do something useful such as apparatus, methods, processes, and new chemicals, plants,… …
88patent — I UK [ˈpeɪt(ə)nt] / UK [ˈpæt(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms patent : singular patent plural patents * a) an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular… …
89Invention in Canada — This article outlines the history of Canadian technological invention. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services (health care),… …
90patent — 01. Book matches were [patented] by an American inventor in 1892. 02. Pharmaceutical companies are calling on the government to protect their [patent] on prescription drugs for a minimum of 10 years. 03. The man who invented the artificial heart… …
