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

A patent right cannot be seized and sold on execution.

From Practical Pointers for Patentees by Franklin Cresee

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 Frank Lewis Dyer

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 Franklin Cresee

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