patentee

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patentee

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From patent + -ee.

noun patentees

One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent. The patentee in his specifications speaks of triphenylguanidine and compares its operation as an accelerator with that guanidine, the utility of which as an accelerator he claims to have discovered, called diphenylguanidine.
Similar: patenter, patentholder

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"patentee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patentee.

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@misc{patentee_2026,
  title = {patentee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patentee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}