patentee

American  

[pat-n-tee, peyt-] / ˌpæt nˈti, ˌpeɪt- /

noun

1. a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.

---

patentee British  

/ ˌpeɪtənˈtiː, ˌpæ- /

noun

1. a person, group, company, etc, that has been granted a patent

---

Etymology

Origin of patentee

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; patent, -ee

Example Sentences

Women made up less than 13 percent of all U.S.-based patentees when taking into account that some are listed on multiple patents.

From Washington Post

During her extensive research, she came across the name Walter Houp, one of the land patentees, or original owners, in what became the District.

From Washington Post

In the ruling, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said, “Extending the patent rights beyond the first sale would clog the channels of commerce, with little benefit from the extra control that the patentees retain.”

From Washington Post

“Extending the patent rights beyond the first sale would clog the channels of commerce, with little benefit from the extra control that the patentees retain,” Roberts wrote.

From Washington Post

The name Elisha Otis appears in Kennedy’s essay only once, in a sentence about “other early inventors and patentees of portions of elevator machinery.”

From Salon