1. the official legal exclusive right to make or sell an invention for a set period of time 2. easily recognizable; obvious 3. open and unobstructed; failing to close; exposed; typically used in the medical context to describe a vessel, duct, or aperture Note: originates from the Latin patere, which means 'to lay open'
GMWatch
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Memo from French embassy in the United States made clear to the French government that the US experience shows #GMO deregulation traps plant breeding and innovation in a patent thicket controlled by a few multinationals & others—and won't solve food and farming problems! https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20672
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Telefon satmayı bırakan Nokia parayı nereden kazanıyor?
Nokia akıllı telefon pazarından tamamen çekildi ama batmadı. Şirket artık telekom operatörlerine altyapı satarak ve devasa patent portföyünü kiralayarak milyar dolarlar kazanıyor.
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Gunpowder USA
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$AXSM — General Filing
Axsome Therapeutics announced on June 3, 2026, that it has settled all patent litigation related to its drug SUNOSI® (solriamfetol). The settlement resolves the ongoing patent disputes, removing a key legal overhang for the product.
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