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1 noun∎ to take out a patent on sth prendre un brevet sur qch, faire breveter qch;∎ patent pending (on packaging) demande de brevet déposée(a) (product, procedure) breveté∎ letters patent lettres fpl patentes∎ that's a patent lie! c'est un mensonge éhonté!(of authorities) protéger par un brevet, breveter; (of inventor) faire breveter, prendre un brevet pour►► patent agent agent m en brevets;patent application demande f ou dépôt m de brevet;American patent attorney conseil m en matière de brevets;patent goods articles mpl brevetés;patent leather cuir m verni, vernis m;∎ patent leather boots bottes fpl vernies or en cuir verni;patent medicine médicament m vendu sans ordonnance; pejorative (cure-all) élixir m universel, remède m de charlatan;Patent Office ≃ Institut m national de la propriété industrielle;patent rights propriété f industrielle -
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1 nounbrevet m (d'invention);∎ to take out a patent (for sth) prendre un brevet (pour qch);patent agent agent m en brevets;patent law droit m de brevet;patent office bureau m des brevets;patent rights propriété f industrielle;patent specification description f de brevet(patented) breveté(e)patent goods articles m pl brevetés;patent medicine spécialité f pharmaceutique(of authorities) breveter; (of inventor) faire breveter -
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(product) produit m dérivé, retombée fspin-off company entreprise f dérivée;spin-off product produit dérivéSouthampton Innovations was set up as an autonomous limited company to give Ashby the freedom to hunt for winning technology within the university, patent it and then find outside chief executives to run spin-off companies to develop it commercially.
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