Unpatent
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To release from a legal patent. rare, transitive
"[…] unpatenting inventions. But he saw some decided advantages in publication patents if limited to agencies of the government. He, therefore, moved to amend by deleting "by an applicant" and inserting […]"
Example
More examples"[…] unpatenting inventions. But he saw some decided advantages in publication patents if limited to agencies of the government. He, therefore, moved to amend by deleting "by an applicant" and inserting […]"
Etymology
From un- + patent.
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