Past tense of patent

Forms of patent

Patented in a sentence

• The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US Rules Human Genes Can’t be Patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, London: Guardian News...
• I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two.From the entry mark
• Desqueak your brakes with our patented anti-squeak brake treatment.From the entry desqueak
• For a start, it's patented, and for the Crypto-purists, or Crypterati, that's a big red flag.2020 December 23, ngtenor, “Hedera Hashgraph – The Future Google Of Distributed Ledger Technology”, in Seeking Alpha. From the entry crypterati
• Just swab her with a little more of our patented homemade poultice.2017 September 4, Jeff Kauffmann, “The Talented Mr. Dingleberry” (17:28 from the start), in American Dad!, season 14, episode 21, spoken…. From the entry poultice

Meaning of patent

1. noun An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.
2. noun A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods.
3. noun A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.

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Questions about the past tense of patent

What is the past tense of patent?

The past tense of patent is patented.

What is the past participle of patent?

The past participle of patent is patented.

Is patent a regular or irregular verb?

Patent is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.