patent
A formal request submitted to a patent office to obtain a patent.
A government body that grants patents for new inventions.
The area of law dealing with the rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions.
The legal right granted by a patent to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
The period of legal protection for the patent comes to an end.
The patent legally safeguards a specific invention or process.
The patent provides legal protection for a specific invention or process.
A notice that a patent application has been filed but has not yet been granted.
Used to specify the invention that the patent is granted for.
Used to specify the invention that the patent is held on.
To make a formal request for a patent.
To officially submit documents to apply for a patent.
To successfully obtain a patent.
To acquire a patent, often through a formal process.
To arrange for and get a patent.
To officially agree to give a patent to someone.
To formally give a patent to someone.
To officially provide or supply a patent.
To give official permission for someone to use a patented invention.
To illegally make, use, or sell an invention without the patent owner's permission.
To act against the terms of a patent, infringing on the owner's rights.
To formally own the rights to an invention protected by a patent.
To own the rights to an invention protected by a patent.
To take legal action to ensure the rights of a patent are respected.
To use a patent to legally safeguard an invention or idea.
To not grant a patent after an application.