Patent synonyms and antonyms

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monopolized
Concerning a product for which a patent has been obtained
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flagrant
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licensed
(Of a person) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
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limited
(--- Chiefly Brit.) Designating a company in which the liability of its shareholders is similarly restricted
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inconspicuous (antonym)
Not prominent nor easily noticeable
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exclusive
(Figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
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evident
Easily perceived or understood; obvious.
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open
Ready to transact business:
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control
A device used to adjust or control
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limitation
A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
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license
A right to enter onto land or property and use it, without any ownership rights being conferred.
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copyright
The exclusive statutory right of literary (authors, playwrights, poets), musical (composers, musicians), visual (painters, photographers, sculptors), and other artists to control the reproduction, use, and disposition of their work, usually for their lifetime plus seventy years. The Copyright Act of 1976 governs most copyrights in the United States. See also copy and fair use.
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privilege
Privilege is a right or advantage that you have others may not have.
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grant
The document or provision in a document by which a grant is made.
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charter
A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
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franchise
The establishment of a corporation, including the granting of certain privileges such as exemption from individual liability for the acts of the corporation.
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secure
To make secure (in all the above senses).
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limit
To confine or restrict with a limit:
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monopolize
To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else
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exclude
To refuse to admit, consider, include, etc.; shut out; keep from entering, happening, or being; reject; bar
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register
To enter in an official register.
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free (antonym)
Not subject to a given condition; exempt:
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unpatented (antonym)
Not patented.
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uncontrolled (antonym)
Not under control, discipline, or governance.
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obvious (related)
(Obs.) Being in the way
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monopoly (related)
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
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apparent
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clear
(Carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
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distinct
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gross
A surname​, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).
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manifest
A list of railroad cars according to owner and location.
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overt
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plain
A broad level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
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rank
(Chess) one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard [the corresponding term for a vertical line is "file"].
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unobtrusive (antonym)
Not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
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broad
Plain and clear; obvious:
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unmistakable
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.
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clear-cut
Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
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crystal clear
Absolutely clear; pellucid:
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noticeable
Worth noticing; significant
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observable
Possible to observe:
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pronounced
Strongly marked; distinct:
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visible
On hand or available
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see (related)
Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety
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patent (of invention)
The granting of a right or authority by the federal government; the document granting that right or authority; an exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention granted to the inventor of a unique device or process for a specified period of time (usually 20 years). See new and useful.
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letters-patent
(Law, plural only) A type of legal document which is an open letter issued by an authority granting a right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or organization.
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patents (related)
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uspto (related)
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RiceTec (related)
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intellectual property (related)
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morphosys (related)
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proprietary (related)
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Intermind (related)
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elcomsoft (related)
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computer-implemented (related)
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safeguard
To ensure the safety or integrity of; protect or preserve:
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patented
Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent:
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copyrighted
(Law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
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patent right
An exclusive right established by patent, esp. the right to an invention
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protection
The act of protecting.
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concession
(--- Cdn.) A government grant of land forming a subdivision of a township
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trademark
To put a trademark on (a product)
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concealed (antonym)
unconcealed, conspicuous
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hidden (antonym)
The definition of hidden is concealed.
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patent-medicine (related)
produced or sold as a proprietary product
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