Synonyms for
Patented
Definition
Officially registered as a product or invention with exclusive rights granted to the creator or owner.
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Common collocations
- newly patented
- recently patented
- patented technology
- patented process
- patented drug
- patented invention
- patented design
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Usage note
The adjective 'patented' specifically refers to something that has been granted a patent, indicating exclusive rights. It is often used in contexts related to innovation, intellectual property, and business.
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Example sentences
- The inventor patented his new machine.
- The company patented its unique software.
- He was happy to hear that his idea was patented.
- She spent a lot of money on patenting her invention.
- The process of patenting can take a long time.
Quotes
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas Edison (famous inventor with over 1,000 patents)
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. - Alan Kay (computer scientist with multiple patents)
A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put together that nobody put together that way before. That's how the patent office defines it. That's an invention. - Dean Kamen (inventor with over 400 patents)