patentti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- patent noun An official government grant giving an inventor sole rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period.
Senses
patentti is used for these senses in English:
- letters patent (law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; to record a contract.
- patent A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.
- patent A characteristic or quality that one possesses; in particular (hyperbolic) as if exclusively; a monopoly.
patent — full definition
- noun An official government grant giving an inventor sole rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period.
- verb To obtain a patent for an invention.
- adj Obvious or clear to see; completely evident.