unpatentedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpat(ə)ntᵻd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpeɪt(ə)ntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpæt(ə)n(t)əd/ Not protected by or granted a patent; not patented.
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1694 Charter City of New-York 3 I do by these Presents Give and Grant unto the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the said City of New-York, All the Waste, Vacent, Unpatented & Unappropriated Lands, lying and being within the said City of New-York, and on Manhattens Island.
1718 W. Wood Surv. Trade 174 Any Land..that is unpatented, or not granted to some particular Person.
1782 Freeman's Jrnl. (U.S.) 31 July In Rhode-Island, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, we shall find little, if any unpatented lands.
1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. viii. ix. 315 Invested with full powers to make the world his oyster, and leave nothing but the shell to his unpatented competitors.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 33/1 Unpatented inventions.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 27 Aug. 2/2 The various patented and unpatented medicines of the present day.
1946 Best of Sci. Fiction p. xvi You could learn what those actions will be by means of a time machine, a space warp, or some other as yet unpatented gadget.
2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Oct. a1/4 Developed with financing from wealthy countries and private foundations, the New Rices for Africa, or Nericas, are unpatented and may be grown by anyone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1694- in the process of
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