noun

1. a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. "he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer" синонимы: copyright, licence, legal protection, right, performing right, permit, privilege, charter, franchise, registered trademark
2. patent leather. "designs in a wide range of textures featuring super-chic patent, soft suede, or sophisticated nappa"

adjective

1. easily recognizable; obvious. "she was smiling with patent insincerity" синонимы: obvious, clear, plain, evident, apparent, manifest, self-evident, distinct, definite, transparent, overt, discernible, visible, conspicuous, blatant, downright, barefaced, flagrant, palpable, glaring, glaringly obvious, undisguised, unconcealed, unmistakable, unequivocal, unquestionable, undeniable
2. (of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close. "the patient is usually left with a patent vessel"
3. made and marketed under a patent; proprietary. "patent milk powder" синонимы: proprietary, patented, licensed, protected, branded, brand-name, own-brand, own-label, designer-label

obtain a patent for (an invention). "an invention is not your own until it is patented"