patent right
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of patent right
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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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
His goods were maliciously damaged,—his workmen were spirited away from him,—his patent right was infringed.
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton
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.
When the nature of a patent right is considered it is difficult to see why this should be so.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
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