"patents" in Chinese (Simplified)
专利
Definition
由政府颁发的官方文件,授予某人在一定时期内对某项发明的独占制造、使用或销售权。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于法律、商业和科技领域,常用复数形式。指保护发明的法律权利,不包括思想或著作权。切勿与“耐心”混淆。英文形容词“patent”(明显的)与此无关。
Examples
Inventors apply for patents to protect their new ideas.
发明者申请**专利**来保护他们的新想法。
Many companies hold several patents for their products.
许多公司拥有多项产品**专利**。
The government reviews all patents before approval.
政府在批准前会审查所有**专利**。
Our startup finally got two patents this year!
我们公司今年终于获得了两项**专利**!
He's known for holding dozens of technology patents.
他以拥有数十项技术**专利**而闻名。
Without patents, companies might copy each other's inventions freely.
如果没有**专利**,公司可能会随意抄袭彼此的发明。