patent
To register with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture,…To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.
» Why don't you get it patented?
Почему бы тебе не запатентовать это? — odexed
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3 senses(transitive)To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.
patentieren, patentieren lassen
брать пате́нтbratʹ patént, патентова́тьpatentovátʹ
(US, historical, transitive)To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership.
(figuratively, transitive)To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize.
- make open to sight or notice
- obtain a patent for
- grant rights to; grant a patent for
Examples
26 sentencesWhy don't you get it patented?
ruПочему бы тебе не запатентовать это? — odexed
Tom filed a patent for his invention.
ruТом подал патент на своё изобретение. — marafon
I filed a patent.
Я зареєстрував патент. — aandrusiak
ruЯ зарегистрировал патент. — diluvian
Where is the Tokyo patent office?
Transgender medicines are all off patent.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English patent (“document granting an office, property, riThe noun is derived from Middle English patent (“document granting an office, property, right, title, etc.; document granting permission, licence; papal indulgence, pardon”) [and other forms], which is either:
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Forms
patents, patenting, patented, patentedWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.