patent
71patent — 1. noun A license granted by a government that gives rights over an activity for a defined time period. A patent is an *intangible asset. Typical activities covered by a patent are the manufacture and sale of *products. See also *trademark. 2.… …
72patent — adjective 1) patent nonsense Syn: obvious, clear, plain, evident, manifest, conspicuous, blatant, barefaced, flagrant 2) patent medicines Syn: proprietary, patented …
73patent — Adjective: Obvious, evident. Open to view on ordinary inspection. Miller v Moore, 83 Ga 684, 10 SE 360. Noun: A commission evidencing a right, such as a commission entitling one to a public office. A conveyance or grant of public lands,… …
74patent — [14] Etymologically, patent means simply ‘open’. Its ultimate source is patēns, the present participle of the Latin verb patēre ‘be open’ (a relative of English fathom and petal). It was used particularly in the term letters patent, which denoted …
75Patent — A government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new invention for a designated period of time. Allpications for patents are usually handled by a government agency. In the U.S. the United States Patent and… …
76patent — Synonyms and related words: OK, admission, aegis, allowance, apparent, arm, arm guard, armor, authorize, backstop, blank check, blatant, bless, bound, brevet, buffer, bulwark, bumper, carte blanche, certificate, certificate of invention, certify …
77patent — pa|tẹnt 〈Adj.〉 geschickt, praktisch, tüchtig, brauchbar [Etym.: zunächst vorwiegend studentensprachlich; vermutl. nach Patent… als Bestimmungswort von Zusammensetzungen wie Patentwaren] …
78patent — pa|tent <zu ↑Patent, zuerst in der Studentenspr. gebraucht, wohl mit dem Gedanken, dass patentierte Waren von besonderer Güte seien>: 1. (ugs.) geschickt, praktisch, tüchtig, brauchbar; großartig, famos. 2. (landsch.) hübsch gekleidet,… …
79Patent — Pa|tent das; [e]s, e <aus mlat. (littera) patens »landesherrlicher offener (d. h. offen vorzuzeigender) Brief« zu lat. patens, Gen. patentis »offen (stehend)«, Part. Präs. von patere »offen stehen, offen vor den Augen liegen«>: 1. a)… …
80patent — n 1. copyright, right, certificate of invention, Law. letters patent; trademark, registered trademark, trade name; license, permit, grant, charter, franchise. 2. invention, creation, brainchild; work, production, contrivance; process, procedure,… …
