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.
were patenting
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past progressiveof patent.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Developing nations pushed for the protocol out of concern that companies were patenting Indigenous medicines without sharing the profits.
From Nature ● Mar. 26, 2020
