patent

• Das staatliche Schutzrecht für eine Erfindung oder das darauf bezogene Verfahren; auch allgemein: durch ein solches Recht geschützt oder offenkundig/offen zutage liegend.

Relating to a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

1. Obvious or evidentC1formal

   Easily recognizable or clear; not hidden.

   Offensichtlich

   • It was a patent lie that everyone saw through.
   • The error in the report was patent to the reviewer.
   • His patent disregard for the rules angered the committee.

   Synonymeapparentclearevidentmanifestobviousplainunmistakable

   Antonymeconcealedhiddenindistinctobscureunclearvague

2. Protected by a patentB2formal

   Relating to or protected by a legal patent.

   Patentiert

   • The company holds a patent right for the new technology.
   • This is a patent medicine that cannot be copied.
   • The patent process took several years to complete.

   Synonymepatentedproprietary

• Substantiv, das eine Form geistigen Eigentums bezeichnet, die dem Erfinder für einen begrenzten Zeitraum das ausschließliche Recht verleiht, andere von der Herstellung, Nutzung oder dem Verkauf der Erfindung ohne Erlaubnis auszuschließen. Umgangssprachlich auch eine Urkunde oder ein amtlich erteiltes Schutzrecht, das ein solches Recht verbrieft.

A noun referring to a form of intellectual property that grants exclusive rights to an inventor for a limited period, preventing others from making, using, or selling the invention without permission.

1. Intellectual property rightB2formallegal

   A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

   Patent

   • The company filed a patent for its new battery technology.
   • He holds several patents for his inventions.
   • The patent protects the design for twenty years.

2. B2formallegal

   The official document itself that grants such a right.

   Dokument

   • The inventor received the patent in the mail.
   • She carefully read the claims in the patent.
   • The patent was published in the official journal.

   Synonymeletters patent

• Ein Verb, das bedeutet, ein Patent für eine Erfindung zu erhalten oder sich die ausschließlichen Rechte an etwas zu sichern.

A verb meaning to obtain a patent for an invention or to secure exclusive rights to something.

1. B2formal

   To obtain a patent for an invention, giving the inventor exclusive rights to make, use, or sell it.

   Patentieren

   • The company patented their new drug formula.
   • He patented the design for his innovative tool.
   • They are trying to patent the software algorithm.