unpatent

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unpatent

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From un- + patent.

verb unpatents · unpatenting · unpatented

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 […]

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@misc{unpatent_2026,
  title = {unpatent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unpatent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}