Look up: Patent

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   patent
   [adj] - (of a bodily tube or passageway) open 2. [n] - an official document granting a right or privilege 3. [n] - a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention 4. [v] - grant rights to 5. [v] - obtain a patent for 6. [v] - make open to sight or notice
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   Patent
   Open, unobstructed. Used particularly in respect of the fallopian tubes and the main duct system.
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   Patent
   A patent is granted under the Patents Act 1977 by the Patent Office to the owner or owners of an invention (the patentee) which is novel, inventive and capable of industrial application. It can cover machines, products and processes. It gives the owner the exclusive right for 20 years from application to make, use, sell, import or licence the invention that is the subject of the patent.
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   Patent
   an example of an Intellectual Property Right; a state monopoly granted to protect an invention.
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   Patent
   The granting of the exclusive right to commercialise or exploit an invention. To be granted a patent the invention must be new and not obvious. The person or organisation granted the patent has the exclusive right to exploit it for 20 years. Patents can be granted for the UK and other jurisdictions, such as the European Union and America.
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   Patent
   A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. See also: Inventor.
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   patent
   Documents conferring the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a limited period. Ideas are not eligible; neither is anything not new. In the UK, patents are granted by the Patent...
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   Patent
   not obstructed; open
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   Patent
   Open - Failure to close - Delay in closing - The usual use, relates to failure of closure of circulation `short-cuts` in a child i.e. `hole in the heart` - The foetal lung is largely redundant, as a foetus does not breathe, i.e. get oxygen, through its lungs but through the placenta. Short cuts exist in the foetal circulation, so that blood passes ...
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    patent
    publication including patents,inventor`s certificates,utility models or certificates and applications therefor and for which a patent is sought Category: Documentation and information • a document containing an invention granted by government with the monopoly right to produce,use,sell or get profit from the invention for a certain number of years Category: Law
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    Patent
    A privilege granted to the first registered inventor of an invention, allowing them to use or sell the invention for a period of time (assuming the annual renewal fees are paid)
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    Patent
    The grant of an exclusive right to exploit an invention i.e. to use it and benefit from it.  In order to obtain a patent the inventor must show that the invention is new, is not obvious and is capable of industrial application.  Applications for a patent usually accompanied by specifications must be made to the UK Intelletual Property Office.  It s ...
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    Patent
    A government grant of temporary monopoly rights on innovative processes or products.
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    Patent
    Pat'ent (păt' e nt or pāt' e nt) adjective [ Latin patens , -entis , present participle of patere to be open: confer French patent . Confer Fathom .] 1. ( Oftener pronounced pāt' e nt in this sense ) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous. « He had received i ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/32
    
    
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    Patent
    Pat'ent noun [ Confer French patente . See Patent , adjective ] 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention. (b) A document making a grant and conveyance of public lands. « Four ...
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    Patent
    Pat'ent transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Patented ; present participle & verbal noun Patenting .] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
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    patent
    1. ... 2. Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter. ... 3. Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent medicines. ...
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    patent
    adjective (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; `patent ductus arteriosus`
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    patent
    letters patent noun an official document granting a right or privilege
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    patent
    noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
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    Patent
    A legal document issued by a federal government that grants exclusive rights for the production, sale and profit from the invention of a product or process for a specific period of time. Patents also grant the right to prevent others from copying the invention.
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    Patent
    A `patent` is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention. The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a patent application must include one or more claims defining t...
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    patent
    (pa´tәnt) open, unobstructed, or not closed. apparent, evident.
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    Patent
    • (a.) A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. • (a.) Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch; as, a patent leaf. • (a.) Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as,...
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    patent
    a government grant to an inventor of the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention, usually for a limited period. Patents ... [12 related articles]
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