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Look up: Patent


  1. Patent
    [disambiguation] A patent a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention. == Types of intellectual property patents == == Other meanings of patent == == See...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_(disambiguation)

  2. 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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=patent

  3. 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 applicati...
    Found op http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/patent.htm

  4. Patent
    an example of an Intellectual Property Right; a state monopoly granted to protect an invention.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20486

  5. 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,...
    Found op http://www.compactlaw.co.uk/legal_glossary/p/patent.html

  6. Patent
    A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. See also: Inventor.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/p/a/patent/source.html

  7. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  8. Patent
    not obstructed; open
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=P

  9. 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 exis...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  10. 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)
    Found op http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Projects/TransferandUseofBibliographicRecords/Th

  11. 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 m...
    Found op http://www.own-it.org/knowledge/glossary-of-ip-terms

  12. Patent
    A government grant of temporary monopoly rights on innovative processes or products.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20945



  1. 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 p&#...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/32

  2. 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 part...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/32

  3. 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 pa...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/32

  4. 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 par...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?patent

  5. patent
    adjective (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; `patent ductus arteriosus`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patent

  6. patent
    letters patent noun an official document granting a right or privilege
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patent

  7. patent
    noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patent

  8. 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.
    Found op http://www.smbtn.com/smallbusinessdictionary/

  9. patent
    (pa´tәnt) open, unobstructed, or not closed. apparent, evident.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. 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 ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/patent/

  11. 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]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/27

  12. Patent
    The exclusive right to use documented intellectual property in producing or selling a particular product or using a process for a designated period of time.
    Found op http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosp.htm

  13. Patent
    The legal right to the proceeds from, and control over the use of, an invented product or process, granted for a fixed period of time, usually 20 years. Patent is one form of intellectual property that is subject of the TRIPS agreement.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/p.html

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