Throughout the campaign, the candidate refuted his rival's criticisms with a series of patented responses.
a patented process.
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patented — patent patent 2 verb [transitive] LAW to obtain a patent, protecting the rights to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing something: • The drug is owned and patented by Hoffmann La Roche. patented adjective [only before a noun] … Financial and business terms
Patented — Patent Pat ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patenting}.] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patented — adj. Patented is used with these nouns: ↑design, ↑invention … Collocations dictionary
patented — un·patented; … English syllables
patented — adjective (of devices and processes) protected by patent they are patented inventions • Similar to: ↑proprietary … Useful english dictionary
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board — The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board is a government agency in Canada which regulates drugs that are still under patent and which yet have no generic substitutes. This Board establishes the maximum prices that can be charged in Canada for… … Wikipedia
patented — adjective Date: 1951 originated by or peculiar to one person or group ; individualized … New Collegiate Dictionary
patented — adjective For which a patent has been granted … Wiktionary
patented — Synonyms and related words: armed, authorized, bound, bounded, chartered, cloaked, conditioned, confined, copyrighted, covered, cramped, defended, disciplined, empowered, enfranchised, entitled, finite, franchised, guarded, invulnerable, licensed … Moby Thesaurus
patented — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. copyright(ed), patent applied for, trademarked, under patent, under copyright, patent pending; see also restricted … English dictionary for students
