patented
Officially claimed invention
Patented describes something protected by a patent—an official grant giving an inventor exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their invention for a limited period: patented technology, a patented process.
Figuratively, patented describes something distinctive or characteristic of a person: He gave his patented smirk.
The verb patent means to obtain such protection: She patented the design.
Creator of original devices
- innovationCreating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- designPurposeful creative planning
utility · novelty · discovery · engineering · research · development · technology · application
Violation of rights
- litigationLegal dispute process
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
copyright · attorney · plaintiff · defendant · court · judgment · damages · settlement
Limited to one group
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
- licensedGranted official permission
ownership · rights · secured · controlled · trademark · trade secret · confidential · registered
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- novelNew and unusual
- originalFirst or inventive
ingenious · creative · advanced · unique · groundbreaking · state-of-the-art · inventive · innovative
inventor
Creator of original devices
- innovationCreating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
design · utility · novelty · discovery · engineering · research · development · technology · application · claims
infringement
Violation of rights
- litigationLegal dispute process
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
trademark · copyright · attorney · plaintiff · defendant · court · judgment · damages · settlement · jurisdiction
exclusive
Limited to one group
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
licensed · ownership · rights · secured · controlled · trademark · trade secret · confidential · registered · branded
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- novelNew and unusual
original · ingenious · creative · advanced · unique · groundbreaking · state-of-the-art · inventive · innovative · modernization
patentedunpatented
Without legal invention protection
public domain · nonproprietary · generic · open-source · unprotected
- patent protectionExclusive rights to invention
- patent holderOwner of invention rights
- patent leatherLacquered hide, highly reflective
- patent pendingInvention protection sought, ungranted
- patent officeAgency granting invention rights
- patent medicineTrademarked unproven remedy
patent, patents, patenting, patentable, unpatented, patentability