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patentholder

noun

Etymology

From patent + holder.

Definitions

  1. The holder of a patent.

    • The advantage of adopting an abandoned drug is that the former patentholder has usually done the chemical analyses, animal studies and, sometimes, early human trials, saving millions of dollars.

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