PATENT vs PLAIN: NOUN
- A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
- The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent.
- A document making a grant and conveyance of public lands.
- A writing securing to an invention.
- A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party.
- A region or tract of land granted by letters patent; a concession.
- An invention; a thing invented: as, the machine is a new patent.
- The grant by a government to the author of a new and useful invention, or to his assigns, of the exclusive right of exploiting that invention for a specified term of years; also, the instrument or letters by which a grant of land is made by a government to a person or corporation.
- Specifically— A letter of indulgence; an indulgence; a pardon.
- An official document, sometimes called letters patent (which see, under letter), conferring or granting a privilege; also, the privilege so granted: as, a patent of nobility; a patent conferring the right to engage in a particular trade or pursuit, maintain a place of amusement, or the like, usually to the exclusion of others.
- A Middle English form of patent.
- An exclusive right or title.
- The land so granted.
- The official document of such a grant.
- A grant of publicly owned land, particularly to a homesteader.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Letters patent.
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- An official document granting a right or privilege
- A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities
- An open space surrounded by houses: as, St. Mary's Plain; the Theater Plain, in Norwich.
- A field; especially, a field of battle.
- An extent of level, or nearly level, land; a region not noticeably diversified with mountains, hills, or valleys.
- Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.
- A broad level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
- An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land.
- A basic knitting stitch
- Extensive tract of level open land
PATENT vs PLAIN: ADJECTIVE
- The registers, or records, of patents.
- The right, granted by the sovereign, of exclusive control of some business of manufacture, or of the sale of certain articles, or of certain offices or prerogatives.
- A government bureau for the examination of inventions and the granting of patents.
- A varnished or lacquered leather, used for boots and shoes, and in carriage and harness work.
- Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch.
- Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some person or party; patented
- Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right or privilege. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter.
- Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.
- Of high quality. Used of flour.
- Relating to or being a nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is protected by a trademark.
- Spreading open; expanded.
- Not blocked; open.
- Obvious; plain: : apparent.
- Of, relating to, or dealing in patents.
- Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent.
- Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
- (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
- Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.
- Sheer; utter; unqualified.
- Not dyed, twilled, or patterned.
- Common in rank or station; average; ordinary.
- Not mixed with other substances; pure.
- Lacking beauty or distinction.
- Not pretentious; unaffected.
- Straightforward; frank or candid.
- Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration.
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple.
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident: : apparent.
- Free from obstructions; open; clear.
- Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
- Lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- Lacking stylistic embellishment
- Comprehensible to the general public
- Free from any effort to soften to disguise
- Lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- Not mixed with extraneous elements
- Not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- Lacking patterns especially in color
PATENT vs PLAIN: VERB
- Make open to sight or notice
- Grant rights to; grant a patent for
- Obtain a patent for
- Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
PATENT vs PLAIN: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To lament; to bewail; to complain.
PATENT vs PLAIN: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent
- To grant a patent to or for.
- To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example).
- To obtain a patent on or for (an invention, for example).
- To lament; to mourn over.
PATENT vs PLAIN: ADVERB
- N/A
- In a plain manner; plainly.
- Clearly; simply.
- Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
PATENT vs PLAIN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Affording free passage
- (of a bodily tube or passageway) open
- Grant a patent for
- Grant rights to
- Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- Synonyms Plain, obvious, palpable, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.
- Appropriated by letters patent; secured by law or patent as an exclusive privilege; restrained from general use; patented.
- Open to the perusal of all: as, letters patent. See letter.
- Manifest to all; unconcealed; evident; obvious; conspicuous.
- In zoology, patulous; open, as by the size of an aperture, the shallowness of a cavity, etc.
- Specifically— In botany, spreading; open; either widely spreading or diverging widely from an axis.
- Lying open; open; expanded.
- To obtain a patent upon; obtain an exclusive right in by securing letters patent.
- To grant by patent; make the subject of a patent; grant an exclusive right to by letters patent.
- Simple
- Not elaborate or elaborated
- A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- Unvarnished, unem-bellished.
- Clear, Evident, etc. (see manifest), distinct, patent, unmistakable, unequivocal, unambiguous, explicit, intelligible.
- Embroidery in the same color as the ground.
- Smooth; unstriate, as muscular fiber.
- Whole-colored; not variegated: as, plain white eggs.
- In card-playing, not trumps; lay: as, a plain card; a plain suit.
- Incomplex; simple.
- Not highly seasoned; not rich; not luxuriously dressed: as, a plain diet.
- Artless; simple; unlearned; without artifice or affectation; unsophisticated.
- Without beauty; homely: as, she is plain, but clever.
- Void of ornament or bright color; without embellishment; simple; unadorned.
- Without a figured pattern; unornamented with decorative patterns or designs; also, when applied to fabrics, untwilled or uncolored: as. plain black cloth; plain muslin.
- Unqualified: undisguised; unmistakable; sheer; downright; absolute.
- Clear; evident; manifest; easily perceived or understood: as, to make one's meaning plain; it was plain he was offended.
- Undisguised; frank; sincere; unreserved.
- Easy; free from intricacies or difficulties: as, plain exercises in shorthand.
- Open; unobstructed by intervening barriers or defenses.
- Flat; level: smooth; even; free from elevations and depressions: as, a plain surface or country.
- In old music, said of certain graces or embellishments, like the beat, backfall, etc., when without extension by a shake: opposed to shaked. Also called smooth.
- To make plain or clear; explain.
- To make plain, level, or even; smooth; clear.
- To lament; bewail; bemoan; mourn over.
- To whinny: said of a horse.
- To lament; wail; mourn.
- In a plain manner; plainly; clearly; openly; frankly; bluntly.
PATENT vs PLAIN: RELATED WORDS
- Certification, Application, Wipo, Royalty, License, Proprietary, Invention, Licensing, Patentee, Letters patent, Apparent, Evident, Obvious, Manifest, Plain
- Mere, Unpretentious, Featureless, Evidently, Stark, Homely, Obvious, Unattractive, Manifestly, Unadorned, Unembellished, Unornamented, Patently, Pure, Simple
PATENT vs PLAIN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Filing, Monopoly, Certification, Wipo, Royalty, License, Proprietary, Invention, Licensing, Patentee, Apparent, Evident, Obvious, Manifest, Plain
- Sheer, Mere, Unpretentious, Featureless, Stark, Homely, Obvious, Unattractive, Manifestly, Unadorned, Unembellished, Unornamented, Patently, Pure, Simple
PATENT vs PLAIN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Patent Include the Country, Patent Number and Year of Issue.
- What Is a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney?
- Patent Law Treaty in national and regional patent laws.
- Steven Olson, the young son of a patent attorney who applied for the patent to teach his son about the patent system.
- Before enforcing a patent, a patent owner and its patent attorney must take reasonable steps to investigate and analyze the allegedly infringing use.
- Maintenance fees over the lifetime of the patent can run into thousands more per patent, per country where patent rights have been granted.
- Patent prosecution is the interaction between applicants and their representatives, and the Patent Office with regard to an application for patent.
- This class will be of interest primarily to students who intend to practice patent law, including in either patent prosecution or patent litigation.
- Patent users and inventors should employ patent attorneys to ensure that the use of a patent is valid and noninfringing.
- Patent licences and assignments of patent rights do not have to cover all patent rights together.
- This construction sounds just plain wrong to me.
- Avoid technical jargon and stick to plain language.
- You are using plain text in your post.
- Inspector of Police in plain clothes; in very plain clothes.
- The ABU consists of an ABU shirt, ABU pants, plain tan tee shirt, plain ABU cap, and boots.
- We made the obscure mysterious images of Revelation sound plain, and obscured the plain command to love our enemies into something vague and inexplicable.
- The group met to help the UCEDD Resource Center think about plain language and create plain language adaptations of resources.
- When using the plain meaning rule would create an absurd result, courts should depart from the plain meaning.
- Frock coat, plain blue trousers, blue cap, sword, and plain leather belt.
- NOTE: See other cases in the sections dealing with Consent Searches, Plain View and Plain Sniffs.
PATENT vs PLAIN: QUESTIONS
- How many patent applications are issued by the Chennai Patent Office?
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- Are there any limited patent law exceptions to patent prohibition?
- Does the Belgian Patent Office examine patent applications in depth?
- Why is this patent still listed on the patent list?
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- Do people prefer plain language in legal documents?
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