Patent rights: the exclusive legal rights granted for an invention, allowing the holder to exclude others from using the invention for a set period.
会社は新しい技術で特許権を取得した。
The company obtained patent rights for the new technology.
特許権の侵害が問題になり、訴訟になった。
A patent infringement became an issue and led to a lawsuit.
研究成果の特許権を管理する部署がある。
There is a department that manages patent rights for research results.