patent; exclusive right; monopoly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
patent; exclusive right granted by law to an inventor for a limited period
formalFormal legal and technical term referring to intellectual property protection for inventions, utility models, or designs.
Zhè这
xiàng项
xīn新
jì技
shù术
yǐ已
jīng经
shēn申
qǐng请
le了
zhuān专
lì利
。
This new technology has already been patented.
Zhuān专
lì利
quán权
yǒu有
xiào效
qī期
tōng通
cháng常
wéi为
èr二
shí十
nián年
。
The term of a patent is usually twenty years.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yīn因
wéi为
qīn侵
fàn犯
zhuān专
lì利
bèi被
gào告
shàng上
le了
fǎ法
tíng庭
。
This company was sued in court for patent infringement.
Tā他
yōng拥
yǒu有
yī一
xiàng项
guān关
yú于
huán环
bǎo保
cái材
liào料
de的
zhuān专
lì利
。
He owns a patent on environmentally friendly materials.