patentee

American  

[pat-n-tee, peyt-] / ˌpæt nˈti, ˌpeɪt- /

noun

1. a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.

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patentee British  

/ ˌpeɪtənˈtiː, ˌpæ- /

noun

1. a person, group, company, etc, that has been granted a patent

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Etymology

Origin of patentee

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at patent, -ee

Example Sentences

When the patent expires, anyone can make the patented product or process without compensating the patentee.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2015

Such deferral may benefit the licensee by spreading the costs of the license, and the patentee by attracting licensees who would find the costs excessive if squeezed into the patent period.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2015

Condemned were the appointment of receivers in bankruptcy by Federal judges through, friendship or patronage, and any action which would reduce the exclusive rights of the patentee to his invention.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hence smaller cracking equipment and lower costs are claimed by the patentee of the process, Shell Development Co. of San Francisco.

From Time Magazine Archive

Also when it happens, that the patentee dies within the three years, leaving the heir under age, there is farther time given the heir after he comes of age to set and save such land.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert