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nonpatent

adj

Etymology

From non- + patent.

  1. derived from patentes lettres — “document granting an office, privilege, right, etc., or making a decree”
  2. derived from lettres patentes
  3. derived from lettres patentes
  4. derived from patente
  5. inherited from patent — “document granting an office, property, right, title, etc.; document granting permission, licence; papal indulgence, pardon”
  6. prefixed as nonpatent — “non + patent”

Definitions

  1. Not a patent

    • The United States Patent Office classified search files currently consist of about 18 million United States patent documents, about 12 million foreign patent documents, and about 2 million documents of nonpatent literature.
    • The exclusivity period of a product on the market can also be extended through nonpatent exclusivities.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA