utility patent

collocation in English

meaningsofutilityandpatent

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utility
adjective[before noun]
uk
/juːˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/juːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
of a sports player, able to play effectively in ...
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patent
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us
/ˈpæt.ənt/
the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number ...
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(Definition ofutilityandpatentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofutility patent

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Prolific inventors with 300 or more worldwideutilitypatentfamilies are shown in the following table.
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Only utility patents (or the international equivalent) are listed, as autilitypatentis a patent for an invention.
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It holds a pendingutilitypatentfor its scheduled rides technology.
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This is purely for practical reasons there are 81 inventors throughout history with more than 300utilitypatentfamilies, but tens of thousands of inventors with more than 15 patents.
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Plant patents provided a special form of patent protection, which relaxed certain requirements of theutilitypatentlaw as applied to asexually reproduced varieties of plants.
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The scope of utility patents is wide because it allows a breeder to exclude others from making, using, or selling the seeds of the patented variety.
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These lists include all patent types, not just patents for inventions (utility patents).
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Providing the maintenance fees are paid, utility patents are generally valid for up to 20 years from the date of filing (with some exceptions).
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Design patents have a shorter term than utility patents.
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Greg also holds 21 design and utility patents.
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