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patents

The correct spelling is patents.

How to pronounce patents

noun

Say it like: Pat-ent-s

The correct spelling is patents. A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claim…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
  2. 2.A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
  3. 3.License; formal permission.
  4. 4.Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.

verb

  1. 1.To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.

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