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A patent is a set of rights granted by a government to an inventor.

Patent may also refer to:

Letters patent, a type of legal instrument issued by a monarch or president
Land patent, a land grant, such as in a patented mining claim
Patent leather, a shiny form of leather
Patent medicine, a medical compound of questionable effectiveness
Patent bet, in the UK, a type of wager
A botanical term

See also

Plant Patent Act of 1930, legislation allowing plant breeds to be patented in the United States
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