A grant of right to exclude others from making, using or selling one's invention and includes right to license others to make, use or sell it.
clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
grant rights to; grant a patent for
an official document granting a right or privilege
make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reac
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
make open to sight or notice
obtain a patent for
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
