专利 (zhuān lì) — patent (exclusive right granted for an invention)

Definition

Examples

• 这家公司最近申请了一项新专利。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī zuì jìn shēn qǐng le yí xiàng xīn zhuān lì.
  This company recently applied for a new patent.
• 专利的保护期通常是二十年。
  zhuān lì De bǎo hù qī tōng cháng shì èr shí nián.
  The protection period for a patent is usually twenty years.
• 他拥有的专利已经转让给另一家公司了。
  Tā yōng yǒu de zhuān lì yǐ jīng zhuǎn ràng gěi lìng yì jiā gōng sī le.
  The patent he owned has been transferred to another company.