noun
- a person who holds or has been granted a patent
Usage: legal
Examples
- The patentor filed a lawsuit against the company for infringement.
- As the patentor of the new technology, she received royalty payments.
- The patentor must renew the patent before it expires.
- Several patentors collaborated on the joint invention.
- The patentor licensed the technology to multiple manufacturers.
- Legal disputes arose between the patentor and competitors.