Meaning of "patent" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PATENT

Via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PATENT

patent  [ˈpætənt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATENT

Patent is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb patent in English.

WHAT DOES PATENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patent

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. An invention is a solution to a specific technological problem and is a product or a process.:17 Patents are a form of intellectual property. The procedure for granting patents, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a granted patent application must include one or more claims that define the invention. A patent may include many claims, each of which defines a specific property right. These claims must meet relevant patentability requirements, such as novelty and non-obviousness. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent others from commercially making, using, selling, importing, or distributing a patented invention without permission.

Definition of patent in the English dictionary

The first definition of patent in the dictionary is a government grant to an inventor assuring him the sole right to make, use, and sell his invention for a limited period. Other definition of patent is a document conveying such a grant. Patent is also an invention, privilege, etc, protected by a patent.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PATENT

PRESENT

Present

I patent

you patent

he/she/it patents

we patent

you patent

they patent

Present continuous

I am patenting

you are patenting

he/she/it is patenting

we are patenting

you are patenting

they are patenting

Present perfect

I have patented

you have patented

he/she/it has patented

we have patented

you have patented

they have patented

Present perfect continuous

I have been patenting

you have been patenting

he/she/it has been patenting

we have been patenting

you have been patenting

they have been patenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I patented

you patented

he/she/it patented

we patented

you patented

they patented

Past continuous

I was patenting

you were patenting

he/she/it was patenting

we were patenting

you were patenting

they were patenting

Past perfect

I had patented

you had patented

he/she/it had patented

we had patented

you had patented

they had patented

Past perfect continuous

I had been patenting

you had been patenting

he/she/it had been patenting

we had been patenting

you had been patenting

they had been patenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will patent

you will patent

he/she/it will patent

we will patent

you will patent

they will patent

Future continuous

I will be patenting

you will be patenting

he/she/it will be patenting

we will be patenting

you will be patenting

they will be patenting

Future perfect

I will have patented

you will have patented

he/she/it will have patented

we will have patented

you will have patented

they will have patented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been patenting

you will have been patenting

he/she/it will have been patenting

we will have been patenting

you will have been patenting

they will have been patenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would patent

you would patent

he/she/it would patent

we would patent

you would patent

they would patent

Conditional continuous

I would be patenting

you would be patenting

he/she/it would be patenting

we would be patenting

you would be patenting

they would be patenting

Conditional perfect

I would have patent

you would have patent

he/she/it would have patent

we would have patent

you would have patent

they would have patent

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been patenting

you would have been patenting

he/she/it would have been patenting

we would have been patenting

you would have been patenting

they would have been patenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you patent
we let´s patent
you patent

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to patent

Past participle

patented

Present Participle

patenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PATENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «patent» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of patent

apparent · blatant · clear · conspicuous · copyright · downright · evident · flagrant · franchise · glaring · indisputable · licence · manifest · obvious · open · palpable · transparent · unconcealed · unequivocal · unmistakable

TRANSLATION OF PATENT

Find out the translation of patent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of patent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «patent» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 专利
• Translator English - Spanish: patente
• English: patent
• Translator English - Hindi: पेटेंट
• Translator English - Arabic: براءات الاختراع
• Translator English - Russian: патент
• Translator English - Portuguese: patente
• Translator English - Bengali: সুস্পষ্টতা
• Translator English - French: brevet
• Translator English - Malay: Patensi
• Translator English - German: Patent
• Translator English - Japanese: 特許
• Translator English - Korean: 특허권
• Translator English - Javanese: Patensi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bằng sáng chế
• Translator English - Tamil: திறக்கப்பட்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रेम
• Translator English - Turkish: açıklık
• Translator English - Italian: brevetto
• Translator English - Polish: patent
• Translator English - Ukrainian: патент
• Translator English - Romanian: brevet
• Translator English - Greek: ευρεσιτεχνίας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: patent
• Translator English - Swedish: patent
• Translator English - Norwegian: patent

10 QUOTES WITH «PATENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word patent.

1

Viet D. Dinh

The reforms proposed by the patent Reform Act of 2007 are precisely the type of congressional action needed. The Act will remove obstacles to growth and restore balance to the patent system.

2

Viet D. Dinh

Like its Senate counterpart, H.R. 1908 is the product of years of bipartisan collaboration. And now, by passing S. 1145, the U.S. Senate has a similar opportunity to restore our patent regime to its rightful position of protecting inventors' property rights and spurring innovation. These are values that all Americans should rally behind.

3

William O. Douglas

No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment.

4

Charles Duhigg

It almost goes without saying that when you are a startup, one of the first things you do is you start setting aside money to defend yourself from patent lawsuits, because any successful company, even moderately successful, is going to get hit by a patent lawsuit from someone who's just trying to look for a payout.

5

James Fallows

I am explicitly not opening the giant can of worms that is the ongoing current discussion of patent, copyright, and trademark reform.

6

Martin Fleischmann

Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform the University of Utah because we thought that they might need to take patent protection.

7

James Gleick

Patent battles have become a strong catalyst for mergers, reducing competition in various domains. The largest corporations, with gigantic patent portfolios, routinely enter into cross-licensing agreements with their largest competitors.

8

Gordon Gould

I would have had my patent long, long ago, and it would have run out long, long ago. I would have made, maybe, $100.000, much less that the patent has brought me now.

9

Lori Greiner

I always recommend, if you can, to patent or protect whatever your idea is. If you can't, you have to make your best judgment. Sometimes people don't get anywhere because they sit on something, so afraid to reveal it. And yet, in the reverse, sometimes if you expose something too widely, you can risk losing it.

10

Miguel de Icaza

Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATENT»

Discover the use of patent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Patent it Yourself: Your Step-by-step Guide to Filing at the ...

Presents an introduction to the patenting process for inventors, covering documentation, searching, commercial potential, specifications, drawings, claims, applications, marketing, patent infringement and licensing. Original.

David Pressman, 2012

Patent Searching: Tools & Techniques

Whether you're a patent examiner, patent attorney, commercial patent searcher, patent liaison, IP librarian, law professor, or competitive intelligence analyst, you'll find Patent Searching: Tools and Techniques to be just the guide you ...

David Hunt, Long Nguyen, Matthew Rodgers, 2007

The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It (Large ...

The great flexibility in the patent statute presents an opportunity for courts to take account of the needs and characteristics of different industries. Courts can, and should, apply the general rules of patent law with sensitivity to the characteristics  ...

Dan L. Burk, Mark A. Lemley, 2010

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide

The book's teachings are grounded in "old school" principles of patent practice that, before now, have been learned only on the job from supervisors and mentors.

Ronald D. Slusky, 2007

Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System ...

The book makes a very significant contribution to the current debates on patent policy."--Bronwyn Hall, University of California, Berkeley "This is a valuable and timely book by two highly regarded experts in the field.

Adam B. Jaffe, Joshua Lerner, 2004

How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent it Yourself Companion

"Explains preparing formal patent drawings that comply with the rules of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The 6th edition contains the latest forms, plus new patent rules for application and prosecution"--

Jack Lo, David Pressman, 2011

The TRIPS Regime of Patent Rights

This book with the authoritative stamp of an experienced international functionary in the field--formerly with the WTO and currently with the Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)-- contains a very practical ...

Nuno Pires de Carvalho, 2010

Patent Law and Theory: A Handbook of Contemporary Research

This major new Handbook provides a comprehensive research source for patent protection in three major jurisdictions: the United States, Europe and Japan.

Toshiko Takenaka, 2008

Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide

A thorough and practical introduction to patent law: what it covers and how it works to protect intellectual property.

Alan L. Durham, 2004

Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put ...

Patent Failure presents a wide range of empirical evidence from history, law, and economics. The book's findings are stark and conclusive.

James Bessen, Michael J. Meurer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patent is used in the context of the following news items.

Google: Hey startups, want in on our patent gang? First hit's free

Google is looking to recruit 50 startups to participate in its patent licensing network. The Mountain View ad giant said its Patent Starter Program ... «The Register, Jul 15»

Patent reform defectors emerge in House

The House Judiciary Committee's lopsided approval of patent reform legislation last month would not have looked as overwhelming if every ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

Nintendo Filed A Patent For A Sleep Monitor That Projects Your …

Nintendo may be known for video games, but that might change. Recently unearthed patent filings show that the company may be working on ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»

Next-Gen Apple Inc. (AAPL) TV Remote Could Feature Touch ID …

A new patent filing by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) at the US Patent And Trademark Office (USPTO) has revealed that the company could ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»

IT Heavyweights Side With Samsung in Apple Patent Ruling

We all knew Apple (AAPL) and Samsung's patent war would never end. And, you know what, it hasn't. Last May, a federal appeals court ... «The VAR Guy, Jul 15»

Seoul Semiconductor wins patent suit in US

Seoul Semiconductor, the nation's leading light-emitting diode (LED) maker, won a patent lawsuit against U.S.-based LED television ... «Korea Times, Jul 15»

Local inventor gets patent

“He liked what he saw and agreed to help in any way to get the patent work done and completed, and so far he has kept his word,” stated Hicks. «The Logan Banner, Jul 15»

Patent Pool

If a patent has been granted to an individual, it is only because it has matched these criteria," said Neelima Jerath, executive director of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Design Patents 101 – Protecting Appearance Not Function

Design patents are, in my opinion, an unfortunately overlooked patent. While a single design patent is a weak form of protection, they can be ... «IPWatchdog.com, Jul 15»

MMH: Pest in patent's room was flea, not bed bug

MMH: Pest in patent's room was flea, not bed bug. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger ... «Midland Reporter-Telegram, Jul 15»