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as in copyrights
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as in grants
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Recent Examples of patents
After all, patents do temporarily block rival companies from introducing copycat products to compete against the earlier inventor and patent holder.
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David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patents
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The plaintiff, Shaun Gray, is now facing potential liability for allegedly defrauding the studio and infringing on its copyrights.—
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And celebrities with valuable intellectual property rights, such as copyrights from the Reiners’ many film and television properties, tend to establish trusts.—
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Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
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In December the Lamont administration distributed the last of its 2025 brownfields grants, which will help bring 16 properties on more than 200 acres back into productive use, said Matthew Pugliese, deputy commissioner of state economic and community development.—
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Rickette owns several trademarks for the business name and sent the owners of Uncle Remy's a cease-and-desist letter.—
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As always, special trademarks and protections to later adaptations and revisions still apply.—
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However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.—
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The Court’s ruling, expected by year’s end, will either restore Congress’s trade prerogatives, or confirm that the president’s emergency powers can reach deep into the heart of global commerce.—
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“Patents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patents. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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