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patented
     1. adj. For which a patent has been granted.
patent
     1. n. 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
     2. n. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
     3. n. License; formal permission.
     4. n. Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
     5. v. To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
     6. adj. (biology) Open, unobstructed, expanded.
           That is a patent ductus arteriosus.
     7. adj. Explicit and obvious.
           Those claims are patent nonsense.
     8. adj. (of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.
     9. adj. Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
     10. adj. Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
           letters patent
     11. adj. Protected by a legal patent.
           a patent right; patent medicines

Example Sentences

No wonder someone patented the idea. 



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