patent
CEFR: B2
A government authority or license conferring the sole legal right for a set period to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
Synonyms
- intellectual property grant
- exclusive licence
- proprietary right
Common Collocations
- file a patent
- patent protection
- infringe a patent
Example Sentence
Securing a comprehensive patent prevented rival manufacturers from copying the evacuation sealing technique.