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patent

[pat-nt, peyt-, peyt-nt] / ˈpæt nt, ˈpeɪt-, ˈpeɪt nt /


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

TV commercials showed construction workers jousting with FatMaxes, and Stanley sued copycat competitors for alleged patent infringement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Its patent expired in 2000 and the chemical is now sold by various manufacturers.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“The good news is that we knew the patent cliff was coming,” Chief Financial Officer David Denton told Barron’s.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The slippers on my feet are scuffed patent leather.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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