patent-protected product

См. также в других словарях:

• patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 …   Law dictionary

• patent — [pat′ nt; ] for adj. 2 4 & 8 [ pāt′ nt, pat′ nt; ] Brit usually [ pāt′ nt] adj. [ME < MFr & L: MFr patent < L patens, prp. of patere, to be open: see PATELLA] 1. a) open to examination by the public: said of a document granting some right… …   English World dictionary

• Product certification — or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test… …   Wikipedia

• patent — the granting by a government of monopoly rights to the owner of an invention to manufacture and sell it for a certain number of years, conditional on the owner being willing to immediately reveal the ideas incorporated in the invention, so that… …   Financial and business terms

• Patent application — A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for the invention described and claimed by that application. An application consists of a description of the invention (the patent specification ), together… …   Wikipedia

• patent — pa|tent1 [ˈpeıtnt, ˈpæ US ˈpæ ] n [U and C] a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new ↑invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy patent on/for ▪ He applied for a patent for a new method of removing paint. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• patent — 1 noun 1 (C) a special document that says that you have the right to make or sell a new invention or product and that no one else is allowed to do so: When does the patent expire? | take out a patent on sth (=get one officially) 2 (U) the right… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• patent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obvious, plain, clear, evident, apparent; noticeable; open. See visibility, disclosure. n. & v. See permission. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning a product for which a patent has been obtained]… …   English dictionary for students

• Insurance patent — Under some patent laws, patents may be obtained for insurance related inventions. Historically, patents could only cover the technological aspects of a new insurance invention. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/30/technology/30PATE.html?ei=5007… …   Wikipedia

• Software patent — Computer programs, software and patent law Topics …   Wikipedia

• Business method patent — Business method patents are a class of patents which disclose and claim new methods of doing business. This includes new types of e commerce, insurance, banking, tax compliance etc. Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent… …   Wikipedia