# patented

Pronunciation: US say "PAT-uhnt-id" /ˈpætəntɪd/; UK say "PAY-tuhnt-id" /ˈpeɪtəntɪd/

## Adjective

1. Covered by a patent that has officially been granted to the inventor or owner.
   - Simple: Protected by an official patent, so others cannot copy or sell it without permission.
   - _The factory relies on a patented process to make its batteries last longer._
   - _Because the formula is patented, competitors must license it before using it._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of patent. — simple past and past participle of patent
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of patent. Use this form when talking about patenting that already happened.
   - _The company patented a new battery technology in 2019._
   - _Edison patented over a thousand inventions during his lifetime._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/patented (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).