- patent
- n1. copyright, right, certificate of invention, Law. letters patent; trademark, registered trademark, trade name; license, permit, grant, charter, franchise.2. invention, creation, brainchild; work, production, contrivance; process, procedure, method.adj3. patented, copyrighted, copyright, trade-marked, with all rights reserved; licensed, chartered, franchised.4. apparent, evident, ostensible, perspicuous, palpable, tangible; obvious, self-evident, plain, plain as day, plain as can be, plain as a pikestaff; clear, clear-cut, crystal-clear, clear as the nose on one's face, manifest; definite, decided, pronounced, explicit, express, unmistakable, not to be mistaken; undoubted, undeniable, indisputable, indubitable, Inf. open-and-shut; conspicuous, prominent, recognizable, noticeable, visible, perceptible, perceivable, observable, for all to see; overt, open, exposed, unhidden, unconcealed, unscreened, unveiled, undisguised, unmasked, uncamou-flaged; bald, bald-faced, blatant, flagrant, glaring.v5. copyright, trademark; register, certify; originate, create, invent, discover.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.