patenter
8.2
A person or company that legally owns an invention and can stop others using it
- noun
- /ˈpeɪtɛntər/
- Specialized
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patentador
- Contrast that with what we have today, where anyone could invent something and be a "bad patenter" (i.e., unable/unwilling to spend the time and money on lawyers), while someone who is good at patenting can claim he did it first, make all the money from it, and sue the other guy for damages to boot.
Examples
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As a top patenter, she has secured multiple patents for her groundbreaking medical devices.
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Apple is a leading patenter, holding thousands of patents for its innovative technologies.
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L'Oreal is one of the biggest patenters in nanotechnology.
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The company prides itself on being a major patenter in renewable energy solutions.
Synonyms
1
7.2
A person or company given the legal right to make and sell a new invention
includes any holder or later acquirer of patent rights
1
6.8
A person or organization that legally owns a creative work such as a song, photo, film
means specifically holding or obtaining patent rights not rights in general
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Patenter comes from the word patent, which comes from the Latin patere meaning 'to be open'. Think of a patent as an 'open' official paper that gives one person the right to use an invention, so a patenter is the person or company that holds that legal right.