[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

patent \pat"ent\, v. t. imp.  p. p. patented; p. pr.  vb.
   n. patenting.
   to grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to
   secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to
   patent public lands.
   1913 webster
see also:
patented patenting 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

patented
     adj : of devices and processes protected by patent; "they are
           patented inventions"

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

40 moby thesaurus words for "patented":
   armed, authorized, bound, bounded, chartered, cloaked, conditioned,
   confined, copyrighted, covered, cramped, defended, disciplined,
   empowered, enfranchised, entitled, finite, franchised, guarded,
   invulnerable, licensed, limited, moderated, narrow, policed,
   prescribed, privileged, proscribed, protected, qualified,
   restricted, safe, safeguarded, sanctioned, screened, sheltered,
   shielded, strait, straitened, warranted

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