Patent right Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention

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Definitions
  1. . (a) The exclusive right to an invention, and the control of its manufacture . (b) (Law) The right, granted by the sovereign, of exclusive control of some business of manufacture, or of the sale of certain articles, or of certain offices or prerogatives.

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