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Patent

/pˈætənt/
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(noun) An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

Hans sold the patent to a company.
A patent right is an important property right.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The inventor filed a ____ to protect her design from being copied by competitors in the market.

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