General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Patented
Patented adjective - Of, relating to, or belonging to a single person.
Usage example: the radio commentator went into one of his patented tirades after an astute caller questioned his knowledge of the facts
Both words in one sentence
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Other justifications given (making this both the Trope Namer and the Unbuilt Trope) is that while a lot of Reed's stuff does get patented, he avoids a lot of dangerous superhero stuff like the death rays and portals to hell that can't be trusted to the general public.
Source: Reed Richards Is Useless
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