patent
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/ˈpætnt/
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/ˈpætnt/
An official right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention.
The company got a patent for their new phone design.
その会社は新しい携帯電話のデザインに対して特許を取得しました。
Made or sold by a specific company.
The store sells many patent medicines.
その店は多くの特許医薬品を販売しています。
Very clear and obvious, especially for something bad.
His story was a patent lie.
彼の話は明らかな嘘でした。
To get the official right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention.
They plan to patent their invention next month.
彼らは来月、発明に対して特許を取得する予定です。