patent
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GSK said the acquisition is expected to contribute to revenue growth from 2027 and strengthen its core operating profit, helping offset the loss of patent protection for HIV drug dolutegravir over 2028-30.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The team has completed the basic research phase and filed a patent application for Compound 10.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Determined to make the web freely available to everyone, he did not patent his programme, ensuring it took off and spread rapidly.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
It has also fought to have its patent extended in other countries, like China and Brazil.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
That “heroic theory of invention,” as it is termed, is encouraged by patent law, because an applicant for a patent must prove the novelty of the invention submitted.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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