Synonyms for patent
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-; especially British peyt-nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt-; especially British ˈpeɪt nt |
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Définition of patent
Origin :- late 14c., "open letter or document from some authority," shortened form of Anglo-French lettre patent (also in Medieval Latin (litteræ) patentes), literally "open letter" (late 13c.), from Old French patente (see patent (adj.).
- The Letters Patent were ... written upon open sheets of parchment, with the Great Seal pendent at the bottom ... [while] the 'Litteræ Clausæ,' or Letters Close, ... being of a more private nature, and addressed to one or two individuals only, were closed or folded up and sealed on the outside. [S.R. Scargill-Bird, "A Guide to the Principal Classes of Documents at the Public Record Office," 1891]
- Meaning "a license covering an invention" is from 1580s.
- adj unconcealed, conspicuous
- noun copyright on an invention
- It is a patent declaration: "This is only a play; laugh and we are content."
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- The turners, Fig. 4, in the germinating cases are Saladin's patent.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- But the unreasonableness of such a suspicion was patent, and Mr Verloc held his tongue.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The American patent was obtained by Morse on October 3, 1837.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- In return Vail was to receive one-fourth of the patent rights in that country.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Is this patent of yours on a process of making gas from crude oil?
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- There are those who discover and invent, and who do not patent.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
- It was just a secret, not a patent; the thing ain't patentable.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- These words are quoted from my first patent relating to this subject.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
- No dial or dial gearing is shown in the patent or exists in the patent model.
- Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
Antonyms for patent
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