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(verb) obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" |
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Related Words: procure, secure |
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(verb) grant rights to; grant a patent for |
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Related Words: register |
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(noun) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
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Related Words: document, papers, written document |
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(noun) an official document granting a right or privilege |
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Synonyms: letters patent |
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Related Words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document |
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(satellite adjective) clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
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Synonyms: apparent, evident, manifest, plain |
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