What does nonpatent mean?
Nonpatent means Not a patent.
Nonpatent
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Not a patent.
Example Sentences
The United States Patent Office classified search files currently consist of about 18 million United States patent documents, about 12 million foreign patent documents, and about 2 million documents of nonpatent literature.
NPR is a simple count of the number of references in a patent application to a wide variety of nonpatent publications, including scientific papers and articles, brochures, books, standards, documents, patent disclosure bulletins, and so on.
The exclusivity period of a product on the market can also be extended through nonpatent exclusivities.
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The United States Patent Office classified search files currently consist of about 18 million United States patent documents, about 12 million foreign patent documents, and about 2 million documents of nonpatent literature.
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