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as in copyrights
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as in grants
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Recent Examples of patents
For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patents
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Disney still retains copyrights for later iterations of the characters, as well as trademarks, which vastly limit exploitation from competitors.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The suit seeks statutory damages as well as an injunction that would block Midjourney from infringing on WB’s copyrights.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Disneyland resort gave $1 million in grants to local nonprofits and school districts in 2024 as part of its community workforce development initiative.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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During the time period some of those grants were awarded, Roberts had the power to direct where some of those taxpayer funds went as an IEDC executive vice president.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Disney still retains copyrights for later iterations of the characters, as well as trademarks, which vastly limit exploitation from competitors.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Irvine Company dealt underperforming assets and exercised their own strategic prerogatives.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s bombing campaign significantly dialed up the unaccountable military prerogatives of the American presidency.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Patents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patents. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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