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Definition of the day : « patenting »

  • As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
Example sentences :
  • Pity you hadn't thought about patenting the belt—these Americans are so free with their dollars.
  • Extract from : « High Man » by Jay Clarke
  • Thereby I say nothing of my being tired of my life, while I was Patenting my invention.
  • Extract from : « Reprinted Pieces » by Charles Dickens
  • The act of 1836 made no provision for the patenting of designs.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 » by Various
  • Sir D. Brewster got no money by patenting his kaleidoscope because the patent was instantly pirated in all directions.
  • Extract from : « The Scientific Basis of National Progress » by George Gore
  • A German became enormously rich by patenting a simple wooden plug for beer barrels.
  • Extract from : « One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed » by C. A. Bogardus
  • In return for this he was to receive one-half of the patent, if Howe succeeded in patenting his machine.
  • Extract from : « Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made » by James D. McCabe, Jr.
  • By farming the quit-rents, taking fees for patenting lands, and assessing office-holders, he reaped a rich harvest.
  • Extract from : « The Colonies 1492-1750 » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • "You see, he might really have made a fortune by patenting it," said the brown-and-gold fairy.
  • Extract from : « Our Square and the People in It » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • Scientific folks might have studied for ages without discovering and patenting such a marvel of a desert foot.
  • Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, May 1886 » by Various
  • I know there is some way to get legal possession of a claim by patenting it, but I don't know how you do it.
  • Extract from : « The Claim Jumpers » by Stewart Edward White