Meaning
to patent
- To obtain an exclusive patent or legal right for an invention or process.
In a sentence
La nostra azienda intende brevettare questo nuovo dispositivo.
Our company intends to patent this new device.
Ha brevettato il suo software l'anno scorso.
He patented his software last year.
Non puoi usare questo marchio perché è già stato brevettato.
You cannot use this brand because it has already been patented.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| brevettare | infinitive |
| brevetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| brevetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brevetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brevettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| brevettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brevettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brevettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brevettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brevettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brevettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brevettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| brevettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| brevettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| brevettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| brevettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| brevetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| brevetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| brevetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| brevetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| brevetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| brevetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| brevetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| brevetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brevetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brevettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| brevettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brevettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brevettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brevettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brevettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brevettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brevetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| brevetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brevetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brevetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| brevettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brevetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brevetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| brevettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| brevettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| brevettando | gerund |
| brevettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the direct object: brevettare un'invenzione (to patent an invention).