Patent ( noun , adjective )

(As a noun)

Patent ( noun )

1. A government-issued document that grants exclusive rights to an inventor to manufacture, use, and sell an invention for a certain period of time.
2. The rights granted by such a document.
3. An official document giving certain rights or privileges.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french patent, from latin patent- "lying open", from the verb patere.

Examples:

1. The inventor applied for a patent for his invention.
2. The patent gave the company exclusive rights to the technology.
3. The patent holder has the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, and importing an invention for a certain number of years.
4. The company's profits came from licensing its patents.
5. The patent office granted a patent for the new invention.

(As an adjective)

Patent ( adjective )

1. A government-issued document that grants exclusive rights to an inventor to manufacture, use, and sell an invention for a certain period of time.
2. The rights granted by such a document.
3. An official document giving certain rights or privileges.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french patent, from latin patent- "lying open", from the verb patere.

Examples:

1. The inventor applied for a patent for his invention.
2. The patent gave the company exclusive rights to the technology.
3. The patent holder has the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, and importing an invention for a certain number of years.
4. The company's profits came from licensing its patents.
5. The patent office granted a patent for the new invention.