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

The fact that valuable inventions reward the inventor liberally has led to great and growing abuses of the patent right statutes, and to great frauds and impositions.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.

The merit of this discovery is now generally recognised as belonging to Thomas and Prevost of Crefeld, notwithstanding that priority of patent right belongs to the English technologist, H. A. Lowe.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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

From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe