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patent application

 

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Noun patent application has 1 sense
  1. patent application - an application for sole rights to an invention
    --1 is a kind of
    application

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Patent Application

A patent application is a formal request made to the government for the grant of a patent, which provides legal protection for an invention. It includes a detailed description of the invention, along with any relevant drawings or diagrams.

Senses and Usages:

1. Noun - Legal Document:

A patent application is a legal document that outlines the technical specifications and claims of an invention, submitted to the patent office for evaluation and potential grant of patent rights.

Example Sentence: The inventor filed a patent application to protect their groundbreaking invention.

2. Noun - Process:

A patent application refers to the overall process of preparing and submitting a request for a patent.

Example Sentence: The company's legal team worked tirelessly on the patent application to ensure its success.

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