patent

UK
/ˈpæt.ənt/
US
/ˈpeɪ.tənt/

Translations

patentnoun
patents
pl
UK
/ˈpeɪtənt/
US
/ˈpætənt/
brevetDroit et propriété intellectuelle.
She applied for a patent to protect her new invention from being copied.
Elle a déposé une demande de brevet pour protéger sa nouvelle invention contre la copie.
Synonyms
patentverb
patented
Past Simple
patented
Past Participle
patenting
Gerund
UK
/ˈpæt.ənt/
US
/ˈpæt̬.ənt/ or /ˈpeɪ.tənt/
breveterDomaine juridique et technique.
The company decided to patent their new software to protect it from being copied by competitors.
L'entreprise a décidé de breveter son nouveau logiciel pour le protéger contre la copie par des concurrents.
patentadjective
more patent
Comp.
most patent
Super.
UK
/ˈpæt.ənt/
US
/ˈpeɪ.tənt/
patentLittéraire : manifeste, évident, visible.
Her patent enthusiasm for the project was infectious.
Son enthousiasme patent pour le projet était contagieux.
brevetéDomaine juridique et commercial : qui est protégé par un brevet.
The pharmaceutical company markets a patent drug that no competitors can copy.
La société pharmaceutique commercialise un médicament breveté que ses concurrents ne peuvent pas copier.
Additional translations
étaléBotanique, zoologie : déployé, écarté.

Definitions

patentnoun
A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
She applied for a patent to protect her new invention from being copied.
A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.
The patent was displayed proudly in his office as a testament to his innovation.
patentverb
To obtain a patent for an invention, granting the exclusive right to make, use, or sell the invention for a certain number of years.
The company decided to patent their new software to protect it from being copied by competitors.
patentadjective
Easily recognizable or obvious.
Her patent enthusiasm for the project was infectious.
Open and transparent to public inspection; not secret or concealed.
The committee's deliberations were patent, allowing journalists to attend and report freely.
Protected by a patent; proprietary or under exclusive rights granted by a patent.
The pharmaceutical company markets a patent drug that no competitors can copy.
Botany/Zoology: Spreading out or standing open; expanded.
The moss has patent leaves that lie flat against the surface.