unpatent en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + patent.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To release from a legal patent.
[…] unpatenting inventions. But he saw some decided advantages in publication patents if limited to agencies of the government. He, therefore, moved to amend by deleting "by an applicant" and inserting […]
1962, American Bar Association. Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Summary of Proceedings (page 68)[…] unpatenting of a guild secret, and its concomitant professional recording for mass consumption.
1990, Techniques & culture, numbers 15-16, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpatenting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpatents | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unpatented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpatented | Tense=Past | lexicographic |