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patent

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


NOUN
copyright on an invention
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The court found that administrative patent judges, who hold inferior office, should be subject to appointment by both the president and the Senate, unless their relevant director appoints them.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The drugmaker in March reached an agreement with Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences to settle a patent dispute.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Merck is adding to its portfolio to prepare for Keytruda’s main U.S. patent expiration in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Revolution’s patent, viewed by Barron’s, covers the use of so-called Ras inhibitors to treat cancer.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

There Clarkson had to push his way through a crowd of vendors selling coffins and patent medicine cures.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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