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Definition of patentee - 4 dictionary results

pat⋅ent⋅ee

  [pat-n-tee or, especially Brit., peyt-]
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–noun
a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see patent, -ee
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pat·ent·ee   (pāt'n-tē')   
n.  The party that possesses or has been granted a patent.
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Patentee

Pat`ent*ee"\, n. One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: pat·en·tee
Pronunciation: "pat-&n-'tE
Function: noun
: a person to whom a grant is made or privilege secured by patent patentee assigned the patent to his employer>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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