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特許 (とっきょ, tokkyo) Japanese meaning: patent | Kotomora
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He obtained a patent for the new technology.
Submit an application to the Patent Office.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 特とっ 許きょ を 取と る to obtain a patent for something
It took three years to get a patent for this technology.
特とっ 許きょ を 申しん 請せい する to apply for a patent
We applied for a patent on the new invention.
特とっ 許きょ が 切き れる for a patent to expire
The patent on that drug expired, and generic versions were released.
特とっ 許きょ を 侵しん 害がい する to infringe on a patent
They were sued for infringing on another company's patent.
〈 相あい 手て 〉 に 特とっ 許きょ を 与あた える to grant someone a special permission or charter
The government granted the company a trade charter.
Related words 免許 is a license or permit for regulated activities like driving or medical practice, whereas 特許 refers to an exclusive right such as a patent or special charter.
許可 is general, often informal permission or approval, while 特許 implies a special, usually exclusive, grant such as a patent or concession.
特許 is the patent itself, while 特許庁 is the government agency that grants and administers patents.
Don't confuse with 特許 is a patent protecting inventions, while 著作権 is copyright protecting creative works; both are types of intellectual property that learners often mix up.
商標 protects a name, logo, or mark identifying goods or services, while 特許 protects a new invention or technical idea.
Word family· 16 patented article; patented invention
patent filing fee; patent maintenance fee · royalty; patent usage fee
patent rights; patent
patent thicket; patent cluster
Etymology From 特 (special) + 許 (permission). The modern sense of 'patent' developed in the Meiji era as a legal term.
patent · one's specialty; party piece; signature move
