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patentee
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun patentee has 1 sense
- patentee(n = noun.person) - the inventor to whom a patent is issued; is a kind of artificer, discoverer, inventor
Derived forms verb patent1, verb patent2
CIDE DICTIONARY
patentee, n.
One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
patentee, n.
1 a person who takes out or holds a patent.
2 a person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a patent.
1 a person who takes out or holds a patent.
2 a person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a patent.
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