Definition of Patent

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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Patent



patent -- in real estate, a patent is the original document issued for the purpose of granting public land to an individual.

another definition...

Patent -- A grant by law of a privilege, property, or authority, to one or more individuals - including the grant to an inventor of the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the invention for a term of years.


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