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Infringement :: Infringement (n.) An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass..

Nobleman :: Nobleman (n.) One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent..

Marquis :: Marquis (n.) A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent..

Patentable :: Patentable (a.) Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.

Sweetmeat :: Sweetmeat (n.) The paint used in making patent leather.

Seigniorage :: Seigniorage (n.) A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent..

Examiner :: Examiner (n.) One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of students for a degree; an examiner in chancery, in the patent office, etc..

Patency :: Patency (n.) The state of being patent or evident.

Baronetcy :: Baronetcy (n.) The rank or patent of a baronet.

Patent :: Patent (v. t.) To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands..

Erecto-patent :: Erecto-patent (a.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.

Capitalize :: Capitalize (v. t.) To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.).

Patent :: Patent (a.) A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party..

Erecto-patent :: Erecto-patent (a.) Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading..

Patent :: Patent (a.) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.

Monopoly :: Monopoly (n.) The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product..

Patenting :: Patenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paten.

Royalty :: Royalty (n.) Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it..

Patent :: Patent (a.) Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent medicines..

Patent-hammered :: Patent-hammered (a.) Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.

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