patent family

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Definition of patent family in English English dictionary

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a group of equivalent patents granted in several countries for the same invention as a result of applications in those countries, and usually citing priority applications in common

All the equivalent patent applications corresponding to a single invention, covering different geographical regions

Hyphenation

pat·ent fa·mi·ly

Turkish pronunciation

pätınt fämli

Pronunciation

/ˈpatənt ˈfamlē/ /ˈpætənt ˈfæmliː/