Sentence examples for patents being from inspiring English sources

Patents, being monopolies, were dangerous in a republic conceived in part as an anti-monopoly haven.

But the court's decision may have eroded the perceived value of the patents being sold.

They believe it indicates that these are "cheap" patents being used as a substitute for more R&D.

That said, the Japanese can take some solace from a far better success rate in having patents granted and in their patents being more frequently cited by other patents.The economic crisis caused many firms to cut R&D spending.

There have been a flurry of patents being issued, 28 at the last count, including one for a hose suspended by blimps in the sky that would spray sulphate aerosols.

Google grew so concerned about perceived deficits in the patent portfolio around Android that last summer it bid for a set of patents being auctioned off from the bankruptcy of the Canadian communications company Nortel.

"Patents are expensive," he said.

Those patents were rarely controversial.

Not all patents are created equal, though.

In short, these patents are a sham.

All three patents were assigned to Google.