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patented

CEFR: B2

Legally protected by a government patent granting exclusive intellectual property rights.

Synonyms

proprietary
copyrighted

Common Collocations

patented technology
patented design
patented invention

Example Sentence

The biomedical research institute patented a novel CRISPR enzyme formulation for targeting genetic mutations.

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