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lay open

verb lays open · laying open · laid open

Japan, South Korea To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.
transitive To expose or reveal (something). to lay oneself open to criticism
transitive To open (something) through cutting or scissoring.

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verb East Asian patent publication

한국어	공개하다 gonggaehada
日本語	公開する kōkaisuru
Deutsch	offenlegen

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@misc{lay_open_2026,
  title = {lay open},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20open},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}