Meaning & use
Patentee
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A person or organization to whom a patent has been granted for an invention.
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As the patentee, she has the exclusive right to license the technology.
The company became the patentee of a new water-purification process.
A note on using this word
The suffix "-ee" marks the recipient of an action, so a patentee is one who receives a patent, just as an employee receives employment.
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patent holder
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