Example sentences of "apply for a patent " in BNC.
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| 1 | He applied for a patent for his design on 26 July 1907 . |
| 2 | In the 1650s Howard evidently also developed an interest in industrial practices , and on 27 October 1660 he applied for a patent for a new method of tanning , the subject of a printed broadsheet , Brief directions how to Tanne Leather according to a new Invention ( n.d . ) . |
| 3 | In 1678 he applied for a patent for a new way of processing flax , which may have been related to investigations of this topic made under the society 's auspices in the 1660s . |
| 4 | ‘ I would also state my belief that in relation to Class AA , our parent company has behaved entirely properly ; the process of applying for a patent necessarily entails wide publication and ample opportunity for opposition . |
| 5 | However , in view of the complicated nature of the process , the person applying for a patent would be well advised to satisfy himself as to the ability of his agent . |
| 6 | His experiments with cement making led him to apply for a patent which was granted in June 1824 — no. 5,022 entitled ‘ An Improvement in the Modes of Producing an Artificial Stone ’ — the first such patent to be granted . |
| 7 | For example , if a business has been making integrated circuits by a special process for several years but has failed to apply for a patent , another business , wishing to do the same type of work , will be refused a patent on the grounds that the invention is not new . |
| 8 | Fundamentally , the inventor ( or more usually , the employer of the inventor ) applies for a patent to the Patent Office in London , whether the inventor wants a United Kingdom patent or one which extends to other countries as well . |