No. 10,168 in Catalan
patentar
To patent.
In a sentence
Vull patentar la meva nova invenció.
I want to patent my new invention.
Here, 'patentar' is used in the sense of registering an invention officially to grant exclusive rights.
Potser seria millor no patentar aquest disseny si no és prou original.
Maybe it would be better not to patent this design if it's not original enough.
'Patentar' here means legally protecting the design, involving deciding its uniqueness.
Ells van aconseguir patentar el seu producte malgrat les dificultats.
They managed to patent their product despite the difficulties.
In this sentence, 'patentar' indicates successfully completing the legal process to protect the product.
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