be patent
Example Sentences
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"Some of our greatest inventors would be patent trolls under this law. Our universities would be patent trolls."
From US News ● Jul. 14, 2015
International Business Machines Corp, one of the largest holders of patents, prefers that most software be patent eligible.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2014
In the near future, the greatest beneficiaries may be patent lawyers.
From Economist ● Dec. 8, 2011
It must be patent to you—it is rather detestably patent to every one, I suppose, if it comes to that—that I am condemned to be of precious little use to myself or any one else.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
It must be patent that, as there is never an equal demand for these small but essential articles, the buyers must be placing constant orders for them.
From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward
