patent

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bằng sáng chế

BrE /ˈpeɪtənt/ AmE /ˈpeɪtənt/

noun / verb en → vi

1 LEGAL DOCUMENT [singular] C1

Bằng sáng chế

a document that gives the inventor of a new product or process the right to stop other people from making, using, or selling it for a certain period of time

  • a patent on something

Collocations patent application · patent office

  • The company has a patent on the new drug.

    Công ty có bằng sáng chế cho loại thuốc mới này.

2 RIGHT [singular] C1

Quyền sáng chế

the right to make, use, or sell an invention that is given by a patent document

  • have a patent on something

Collocations patent rights · patent infringement

  • The company has exclusive patent rights.

    Công ty có quyền sáng chế độc quyền.

3 VERB [transitive] C1

Đăng ký bằng sáng chế

to get a legal document that gives you the right to stop other people from making, using, or selling an invention for a certain period of time

  • patent something

Collocations patent a product · patent an invention

  • The company patented the new technology.

    Công ty đã đăng ký bằng sáng chế cho công nghệ mới này.

4 SIMILAR [singular] C1

Giấy phép độc quyền

a document that gives someone a special right to do something, such as selling alcohol or tobacco in an area

  • a patent on something

Collocations patent for alcohol sales · patent for tobacco sales

  • The company has a patent on selling alcohol in the area.

    Công ty có giấy phép độc quyền để bán rượu trong khu vực này.

5 VERB [transitive] C1

Phân phát giấy phép độc quyền

to give someone a special right to do something, such as selling alcohol or tobacco in an area

  • patent somebody for something

Collocations patent a company for alcohol sales · patent an individual for tobacco sales

  • The government patented the company for selling alcohol.

    Chính phủ đã cấp giấy phép độc quyền cho công ty để bán rượu.

6 SIMILAR [singular] C1

Giấy phép độc quyền (cổ xưa)

a document that gives someone a special right to do something, such as selling alcohol or tobacco in an area (archaic)

  • a patent on something

Collocations patent for alcohol sales · patent for tobacco sales

  • The king granted a patent on selling ale.

    Vua đã cấp giấy phép độc quyền để bán bia.

7 VERB [transitive] C1

Phân phát giấy phép độc quyền (cổ xưa)

to give someone a special right to do something, such as selling alcohol or tobacco in an area (archaic)

  • patent somebody for something

Collocations patent a company for alcohol sales · patent an individual for tobacco sales

  • The king patented the merchant for selling ale.

    Vua đã cấp giấy phép độc quyền cho thương nhân để bán bia.

8 VERB [transitive] C1

Đưa ra rõ ràng, làm nổi bật

to make something obvious or clear (figurative)

  • patent something

Collocations patent a fact · patent an idea

  • The evidence patents the suspect's guilt.

    Bằng chứng đã đưa ra rõ ràng tội lỗi của nghi phạm.