unpatented
- a word derived from patent.
Example Sentences
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He also designed supply agreements to block competitors from offering a generic version of the unpatented medicine, which is used to treat the parasitic disease in pregnant women and patients with Aids.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022
Sometimes a larger nursery might pick up on Mr. Bowen’s successful but unpatented crosses and selections, ramp up production and capitalize.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021
Of course, you can eat patented popcorn the same way you can consume its unpatented cousin.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2012
He advocates instead unpatented mixtures made by compounding pharmacies—like his.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 14, 2012
In America, however, the mind is recommended rather as an unpatented device for oiling the engine of the body and making it do double work.
From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George
