Country Dictionary

If you copy it I'll fucking kill you.

Person 1: This is my invention, its patented Person 2: I'll just copy that... Person 1: FIE UPON YOU! (murders Person 2)

Obvious; plain; self-evident.

- George W. protects the freedom and liberty of America. - You do realize that's patent bullshit, don't you.

A legal that inventors have to come up with so other people don't steal or wordgank/wordtheir inventions.

"I didn't get a patent on my "Scat-a-pult" and someone put one on the market already.

To take an existing commodity and claim ownership over its production rights.

Let's patent rice and sell it to the asians.

Pattern. Used when a person has a trick up his sleeves.

Oui ah chootee, you always patent more than badminton.

a trophy or award given to you that you earned by something you did

jackson earned 2 patents for his project on the telephone

A company-or divison of a company-whose sole reason for being is to sue other companies/individuals for patent infringment.Sometimes the troll is a large tech company with many patents.Other times it's a smaller company that purchases patents...then goes huntin'.Don't let this stop you from makin' shit.

UNBIASED ANCHORMAN:"Great news CRACKBERRY ADDICTS!The USPTO ruled today that PATENT TROLL NTP's claims against RIM are invalid.Whew...that was close!More after these emai-uh messages."