patent

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pa·tent1 /ˈpeɪtnt, ˈpæ- $ ˈpæ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]BBSCL a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy 专利证书 → copyrightpatent on/for He applied for a patent for a new method of removing paint. 他申请了一项除漆新方法的专利。 He wants to take out a patent on his new type of dustbin. 他想为他的新型垃圾桶取得专利。 The drugs are protected by patent. 这些药品受专利保护。

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patent• He had a patent and had earned millions of dollars in royalties.• However, spilled milk and out-dated patents are two things equally useless, so I shall catch the late train tomorrow.• The Megan and Morag experiments also enabled us to apply for patents.• It is essential that any ideas and development work concerning a possible future patent application are kept absolutely secret and confidential.• At about the time of the exhibition, it emerged that the firm was infringing the Medlock patent.• The United States patent and trademark office has granted three patents to RiceTec of Texas.• It is indoctrination Misguided pride leaves us impervious to any version of success that does not bear the patent of our system.patent on/for• Roebuck was very interested in Watt's invention and suggested that he take out a patent for it.• In 1884, Richards received a patent on a new type of bicycle.• There are also patents on varieties of seeds and plants, as well as unusual genes and cell lines from indigenous peoples.• Undaunted by this set-back, Nicholson successfully negotiated the rights to the Medlock patent for the considerable sum of £2000.• In 1836 Baxter received a royal patent for his printing process.• Bristol-Myers Squibb holds the patent on stavudine under the brand name Zerit.

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patent2 adjective [only before noun] 1 SCLprotected by a patent 受专利保护的；专利的 a patent lock 专利锁2. patent lie/nonsense/impossibility etc formalCLEAR/EASY TO SEE used to emphasize that something is clearly a lie etc 明显的谎言/胡说/不可能等 SYN obvious → patently

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patent• Her reluctance to go made her heart ache, but the truth was patent.• This entitled them to bring a patent action against the buyers to enforce the patent.• Footwear first, of course: Gucci patent leather, square-toed boots are in.patent3 verb [transitive] to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new invention or product 获得…的专利权 → copyright→ See Verb table

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patent• Cox made millions by patenting a device used in steel production.• He was scarcely out of school before he had patented a rock-boring machine for coal mines.• The advantage of tera-ethyl lead was that it could be patented and royalties charged.• For the outside walls, he used cinder-block masonry, with a patented concrete stucco sprayed on.• Healthcare companies are scrambling to patent the new approach first.• They patented the Sam Torrance Putter and Sam signed a contract.• They took Joly's method a step further when they patented their autochrome system in 1904.From Longman Business Dictionarypatentpa‧tent1 /ˈpeɪtnt, ˈpæ-ˈpæ-/ noun [countable]LAW1a legal document giving a person or company the right to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing something and stating that no other person or company is allowed to do thisWe believe our patent covers the actual commercial process used in making the new drug.allegedpatent infringement (=breaking the law by using a product, idea etc without permission)McAfee has filed a patent (=making it official) for delivering security software as a service over the Web.2patent pending (also patent applied for) used to say that someone has asked for a patentAlthough the company has a patent pending on its product, it doesn’t plan on keeping it.patentpatent2 verb [transitive]LAW to obtain a patent, protecting the rights to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing somethingThe drug is owned and patented by Hoffmann-La Roche. —patented adjective [only before a noun]patented heat-transfer technologyThe easiest way to earn money from a patented invention is to license someone else to use it, and collect royalties.→ See Verb tableOrigin patent2 (1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of patere “to be open”

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patent

pa‧tent¹ /ˈpeɪtnt, ˈpæ- $ ˈpæ-/

noun
[uncountable and countable] a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy ⇨ copyright
patent on/for