Patent
Patent noun - A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention.
Proprietorship and patent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proprietorship" instead a noun "Patent".
Proprietorship
Proprietorship noun - An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits.
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Synonyms for Proprietorship
Patent and proprietorship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patent" instead a noun "Proprietorship".
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Proprietorship and Patent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/proprietorship
Patent & Proprietorship. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/proprietorship>.
Proprietorship or Patent. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/proprietorship.
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