Patented

Patented
Patent Pat"ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {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. [1913 Webster]

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  • patented — patent patent 2 verb [transitive] LAW to obtain a patent, protecting the rights to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing something: • The drug is owned and patented by Hoffmann La Roche. patented adjective [only before a noun] …   Financial and business terms

  • patented — pat·ent·ed (pătʹn tĭd) adj. 1. Characteristic of, unique to, or originated by a particular person or group: Throughout the campaign, the candidate refuted his rival s criticisms with a series of patented responses. 2. Protected or conferred by a… …   Universalium

  • patented — adj. Patented is used with these nouns: ↑design, ↑invention …   Collocations dictionary

  • patented — un·patented; …   English syllables

  • patented — adjective (of devices and processes) protected by patent they are patented inventions • Similar to: ↑proprietary …   Useful english dictionary

  • Patented Medicine Prices Review Board — The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board is a government agency in Canada which regulates drugs that are still under patent and which yet have no generic substitutes. This Board establishes the maximum prices that can be charged in Canada for… …   Wikipedia

  • patented — adjective Date: 1951 originated by or peculiar to one person or group ; individualized …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • patented — adjective For which a patent has been granted …   Wiktionary

  • patented — Synonyms and related words: armed, authorized, bound, bounded, chartered, cloaked, conditioned, confined, copyrighted, covered, cramped, defended, disciplined, empowered, enfranchised, entitled, finite, franchised, guarded, invulnerable, licensed …   Moby Thesaurus

  • patented — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. copyright(ed), patent applied for, trademarked, under patent, under copyright, patent pending; see also restricted …   English dictionary for students

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