as in patent
the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights
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The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.
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Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Excerpted from The Contemplative Leader, copyright © 2024 by Patrick Boland.
—Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
English language copyright © 2025 by Yuki Tejima.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
The sponsor retains responsibility for the content and holds the copyright to their material.
—Anthony Lopez, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Excerpted from The Contemplative Leader, copyright © 2024 by Patrick Boland.
—Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
English language copyright © 2025 by Yuki Tejima.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
The sponsor retains responsibility for the content and holds the copyright to their material.
—Anthony Lopez, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyright
patent
Noun
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The patent on the company’s blockbuster drug for heart failure, Entresto, is set to expire soon.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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It is distributed as part of the Pile, a huge data set–of–data sets consisting of patent applications, European Parliament transcriptions, subtitles from movies and TV shows, and much more.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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