patent
noun
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
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
Many freed servants took up in Virginia unpatented land, trusting that their residence upon it might give to them in time a legal title.
From Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
