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blocking patent

blocking patent noun: a patent relating to a particular area of technology which prevents another patent from being used because the other patent relies on technology covered by the first.

Noun

blocking patent (plural blocking patents)

  1. A patent relating to a particular area of technology which prevents another patent from being used because the other patent relies on technology covered by the first.

Forms of blocking patent

pluralblocking patents

Questions about blocking patent

What does blocking patent mean?
Blocking patent means a patent relating to a particular area of technology which prevents another patent from being used because the other patent relies on technology covered by the first.
What part of speech is blocking patent?
Blocking patent is a noun.
What is the plural of blocking patent?
The plural of blocking patent is blocking patents.

Words near blocking patent in the dictionary

  1. blocking bets
  2. blocking course
  3. blocking courses
  4. blocking off
  5. blocking out
  6. blocking patent
  7. blocking patents
  8. blocking the box
  9. blocking unit
  10. blocking units
  11. blocking up

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