noun
- plural of patentee; persons who hold or have been granted patents
Usage: legal
Examples
- The patentees filed a lawsuit against the company for infringement.
- Several patentees attended the intellectual property conference.
- The patent office notified all patentees of the new filing requirements.
- These patentees have exclusive rights to manufacture the device.
- The court ruled in favor of the patentees in the dispute.
- Many patentees license their inventions to other companies.