特 許(とっきょ)

とっきょ

noun

patent

legalbusinesslaw

1. patent

A government-granted exclusive right to an invention, preventing others from making, using, or selling it without permission. Also refers to the patent document itself.

この技術(ぎじゅつ)は特許(とっきょ)を取(と)っている。

This technology is patented.

新(あたら)しい発明(はつめい)の特許(とっきょ)を申請(しんせい)した。

I applied for a patent on the new invention.

特許(とっきょ)侵害(しんがい)で訴(うった)えられた企業(きぎょう)が和解金(わかいきん)を支払(しはら)った。

The company that was sued for patent infringement paid a settlement.

Usage

A legal and business term, but widely known in everyday Japanese. 特許(とっきょ)を取(と)る (to obtain a patent) and 特許(とっきょ)を申請(しんせい)する (to apply for a patent) are the most common verb combinations. Japan's patent office is the 特許庁(とっきょちょう).

Common collocations

特許(とっきょ)を取(と)る: to obtain a patent
特許(とっきょ)を申請(しんせい)する: to apply for a patent
特許(とっきょ)侵害(しんがい): patent infringement
特許(とっきょ)権(けん): patent right
特許庁(とっきょちょう): Patent Office

Related Words

Related: 著作権(ちょさくけん) (copyright)

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Added 2026.2.24 22:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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