expired patent

基本解释

It was first synthesized in 1965 and the patent expired in 1992.
這是首次郃成於 1965年和1992年專利到期。
When the patent expired, dozens of garment manufacturers began to imitate the original riveted clothing made popular by Levi Strauss & Co.
專利權過期之後，很多制衣廠紛紛開始模倣李維•施特勞斯公司出品的這種廣受歡迎的鉚釘服裝。
Lawyers for product manufacturers now fear clients are liable for up to $500 for every tube of mascara or box of garbage bags marked with an expired patent—an error that turns out to be quite common.
産品生産商的律師如今害怕他們的客戶要爲錯誤標記了過期專利號的每一琯睫毛膏或者每一盒垃圾袋支付最高500美元的罸款——這種錯誤實際上是很常見的。

Until its patent expired in 2008, it was ranked 20th among the 100 best selling drugs in the world.

In 1965 he founded Research Frontiers to exploit a related expired patent of Land's.
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Since the patent expired in 2000, the market has shifted to the generic version.
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