noun
- Plural of patentors; persons or entities that grant or hold patents; those who obtain a patent for an invention.
Usage: Legal/technical term; Often used in patent law and intellectual property contexts
Examples
- The patentors filed their application with the U.S. Patent Office.
- Multiple patentors collaborated on the breakthrough technology.
- The contract outlined the rights and responsibilities of the patentors.
- Patent disputes often arise between competing patentors in the same field.
- The patentors retained exclusive rights to manufacture the device for twenty years.