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

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Example Sentences

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patent right

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

However, very much would depend on the amount the patent right could bring.

From The High Calling by Charles Monroe Sheldon

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

From The High Calling by Charles Monroe Sheldon

The inventor of it is not known, but quite unlike the inventor of sleep, it would have been a great blessing if he had kept it to himself by patent right.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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