A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
User Defined Definitions
"a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention"
"an official document granting a right or privilege"
"obtain a patent for"
"grant rights to; grant a patent for"
"make open to sight or notice"
"clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment"