patentee

patentee
patentee pat‧en‧tee [ˌpeɪtnˈtiː, ˌpæ- ǁ ˌpæ-] noun [countable] LAW
a person or company who owns the patent for an invention, product, or method of doing something:

• The patentee normally has up to 12 months to apply for patents in other countries.

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patentee UK US /ˌpeɪtəntˈiː/, /ˌpætəntˈiː/ noun [C] LAW
a person or company that owns the legal right to make or sell something: »

The patentee is expected to arrange for the invention to be worked commercially to the fullest extent that is reasonably practicable.


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  • patentee — pat·en·tee /ˌpat ən tē/ n: a person to whom a grant is made or privilege secured by patent the patentee assigned the patent to his employer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Patentee — Pat ent*ee , n. One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • patentee — /ˌpeɪtən ti:/ noun a person or business that has acquired a patent ● We shall have to obtain the patentee’s permission to manufacture the product …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • patentee — noun Date: 15th century one to whom a grant is made or a privilege secured by patent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • patentee — /pat n tee / or, esp. Brit., /payt /, n. a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent. [1400 50; late ME; see PATENT, EE] * * * …   Universalium

  • patentee — noun One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent …   Wiktionary

  • patentee — pat·ent·ee || pætn tɪː / peɪt n. owner of a patent, one who has the exclusive right to an invention or design …   English contemporary dictionary

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