patente
- A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. nounThe inventor received a patente for his groundbreaking technology.She applied for a patente to protect her new design.
- A license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. nounThe company holds a patente for the manufacturing process.He was granted a patente, allowing him to market his invention exclusively.