patentee

American  

[pat-n-tee, payt-] / 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

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Example Sentences

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patentee

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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2015

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

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

Whatever varied opinion may consequently be formed as to the defence of the patent in court, there can be but one as to the skill of the patentee.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

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