patente

noun
  1. A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. noun
    The inventor received a patente for his groundbreaking technology.
    She applied for a patente to protect her new design.
  2. 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. noun
    The company holds a patente for the manufacturing process.
    He was granted a patente, allowing him to market his invention exclusively.