innovationpatent
nounUK /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈpætənt/
US /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈpætənt/
A special paper that says a new idea belongs to you.
She got an innovationpatent for her new toy design.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A legal right that protects a brand-new invention from being copied.
The company filed an innovationpatent to protect its new machine.
3. An official document proving that a clever new idea is yours.
He framed his innovationpatent and hung it on the wall.
4. A government-granted permission to be the only one to make or sell a new thing.
Without an innovationpatent, others could copy her invention.