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法律英语（Legal English）是指英语中表述法律概念以及法律事务时所用的语种，具有专_x0008_业性特点。掌握法律英语对阅读外国法律著作、获取第一手法律资料具有重要的意义。为了帮助同学们更好地阅读法学文献，培养国际化法律人才，麻豆导航学生会学术部特推出法律英语系列推文。本期将介绍常用法律词汇patent的释义及用法。

英/?pæt(?)nt; ?pe?t(?)nt/美/?pætnt; ?pe?tnt/

双语释义

1. A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time.专_x0008_利

例句：P&G applied for a patent on its cookies.

宝洁公司为其饼干申请了专_x0008_利。

2. If you patent something, you obtain a patent for it.得到…专_x0008_利

例句：He patented the idea that the atom could be split.

他得到了原子可以分裂的这个见解的专_x0008_利。

3.You use patent to describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious.显而易见的

例句：This was patent nonsense.

这显然是一派胡言。

常用词组

1.patent infringement专_x0008_利侵权

例句：A patent owner can file suit in a district court for ACTS of patent infringement that occur in the U. s.

专_x0008_利拥有人可以将在美国发生的专_x0008_利侵权行为诉至联邦地方法院。

2. patent and trademark office专_x0008_利商标局

例句：Apple applied for patent at U. S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2009.

苹果在2009年向美国专_x0008_利与商标局申请这项专_x0008_利。

3.patent application专_x0008_利申请书

例句：A patent application for the technology has been filed.

目前已经对这种技术提出专_x0008_利申请。

内容源自：

1.《布莱克法律英语词典》

2.《柯林斯词典》

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