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

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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

We made out the papers, and as he was about to sign the note he demanded that I write on the face of it the following: "This note was given for a patent right."

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by W. W. (William Wallace) Denslow

When, however, Koenig asked Bensley to concur with him in taking proceedings in defence of the patent right, the latter positively refused to do so.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles

He struck a bargain with me and bought the patent right for the State of Connecticut, giving for it his horse and wagon and all the goods he had with him.

From Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures by Various