Adjective:

1. (of devices and processes) protected by patent;

   "they are patented inventions"
   

patentn.专利；特许vt.给予专利权adj.专利的；显著的patent owner[法] 专利所有人patent trust专利信托patent rolls专利登记簿patent stone人造石patent cloth蜡布patent claim专利申请范围,专利权限patent sites专利网站patent index专利索引patent value专利价值patent satin提花缎

1. This paper addresses the issue of whether or not human genes should be patented.
   摘要本文主要围绕人类基因是否应该专利的问题展开讨论。
2. Fray and a business partner teamed up with two other men who had earlier patented a talking smoke alarm.
   弗瑞与一个商业伙伴以及另外两个早先曾申请了语音报警器专利的人进行了合作。