noun🔗ShareA declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent."The company spent a lot of money obtaining patents to protect their new technology from being copied. "propertyrightgovernmentlawtechnologybusinesseconomyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.""My great-grandfather's patents document the land he received for serving in the military." "propertylawgovernmentrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLicense; formal permission."The king granted the inventor patents allowing him to build factories across the land. "propertylawrightbusinesstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePatent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories."She wore shiny black patents to the school dance. "materialwearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent."The inventor hopes to patent her new type of energy-efficient lightbulb. "governmenttechnologypropertybusinesslawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
