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"Patents" is a form of "patent", a noun which is often translated as "la patente". "Trademark" is a noun which is often translated as "la marca registrada". Learn more about the difference between "patents" and "trademark" below.
patent(
pahd
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ihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
a. la patente (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The patent of the drug expired 15 years ago and there are now various generic options.La patente de la droga venció hace 15 años y ahora hay varias opciones genéricas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (formal) (obvious)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. patente
Delinquency can be the result of patent discrimination and unwholesome living conditions.La delincuencia juvenil puede ser la consecuencia de una discriminación patente y de condiciones de vida insalubres.
b. flagrante
Claiming growth of 15% while they're closing stores nationwide is a patent lie.Anunciar un crecimiento del 15%, mientras se cierran tiendas en todo el país, es una mentira flagrante.
c. evidente
People who drink and drive show a patent disregard for human life.Las personas que manejan después de haber bebido muestran una evidente desprecio por la vida humana.
3. (patented)
a. patentado
This is a patent invention and must not be used without our consent.Este es un invento patentado y no se debe usar sin nuestro consentimiento.
a. de charol
Mimi wore black patent shoes to the awards ceremony.Mimi llevaba zapatos negros de charol en la entrega de premios.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. patentar
The idea was old, but Kris was the first one to patent it.La idea era vieja, pero Kris fue el primero en patentarla.
trademark(
treyd
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mark
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (commerce)
a. la marca registrada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Collin owned the rights to the trademark, which he took with him when he left the company.Collin tenía los derechos de la marca registrada, la cual se llevó cuando dejó la empresa.
b. la marca comercial (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The stationary features the company's well-known trademark.El papel de carta muestra la reconocida marca comercial de la compañía.
c. la marca de fábrica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the most important steps for our business plan is the creation of a memorable trademark.Uno de los pasos más importantes para nuestro plan de negocios es la creación de una marca de fábrica memorable.
2. (figurative) (peculiar trait)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el sello característico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can tell Lucas wrote this article; this flowery style is his trademark.Se nota que Lucas escribió este artículo; este estilo florido es su sello característico.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (commerce)
a. registrar
We decided to trademark the name of our training program to get ahead of copycats.Decidimos registrar el nombre del nuestro programa de entrenamiento para adelantarnos a los imitadores.
