noun
patent holder; patentee
Legal term for the person or entity that owns the rights to a patent. Used in formal and technical contexts.
特許権者は、その発明を独占的に実施できる。
The patent holder can exclusively work the invention.
Compound of 特許 (patent) + 権 (right) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.