patent right

American  

noun

1. the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.

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patent right British  

noun

1. the exclusive right granted by a patent

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Etymology

Origin of patent right

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

It would make little sense, after all, to grant someone the powerful exclusionary patent right on an idea already known to the world.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015

On display at the Shirokiya Department Store went more than 70 foreign-made products alongside Japanese copies so cleverly done that only an expert could tell which twin had the patent right.

From Time Magazine Archive

Copyright, like patent right, would be covered by the legal definition of a monopoly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

A patent right, like any other personal property, is understood by Congress to vest in the executors and administrators of the patentee, if he dies without having assigned it.

From Practical Pointers for Patentees by Cresee, Franklin

"They offer me that for my patent right, with a small percentage of profit on certain sales."

From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe