English Dictionary

patent

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpeɪtənt/

動詞

他動詞 アメリカ英語 歴史的 比喩的用法

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

日本語の意味

新しい発明を政府機関に登録し、一定期間にわたって製造、販売、使用の独占権を取得すること

After final prototyping, we decided to patent the device to protect our design.

最終プロトタイプが完成した後、私たちはその装置の特許を取得して、その製造・販売・使用に関する独占的な権利を確保することに決めた。

意味（1）

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

意味（2）

(US, historical) To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership.

意味（3）

(transitive, figuratively) To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize.

patents （ present singular third-person ）

patenting （ participle present ）

patented （ participle past ）

patented （ past ）