Patent

"Patent" in Japanese

明らかな

akirakana

(explicit and obvious — see also explicit, obvious)

専売特許

senbai tokkyo

(declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period)

権利証

kenri shō

(specific grant of ownership of a piece of property)

特許

tokkyo

(declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period)

特許取得

tokkyo shutoku

(to (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period)

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