Definitions of patent
to give someone the legal right to make, use or sell an invention for a specified period of time
The EPO (=European Patent Office) said the method couldn't be patented.
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to give someone the legal right to make, use or sell an invention for a specified period of time
The EPO (=European Patent Office) said the method couldn't be patented.