patent right

noun

: a right granted by letters patent

especially : the exclusive right to an invention

Examples of patent right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration’s support for waiving the patent rights tied to COVID-19 vaccines marked a good start. —

Barry C. Lynn, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021 An Illinois jury yesterday found that Amazon’s cloud arm violated the patent rights of the storage tech firm Kove and therefore owes it $525 million, Reuters reports. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 Suspending patent rights on one type of technology sets a precedent. —

Jennifer C. Cheng, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024 Some models of the Apple Watch were taken off the market this past Christmas after the United States International Trade Commission determined that Apple had violated the patent rights of a medical-device firm called Masimo. —

Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patent right

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