patent, n.All

WD-40 has never been patented as patenting would force them to disclose their recipe

A Patent is a method of legally proclaiming “first!"

A Patent is an official dibs.

Hollywood moved from New York to Los Angeles to escape Thomas Edison’s patents that hemmed in the industry.

Coca-Cola never patented their "secret formula" because otherwise they would be required to disclose it to the public.

Ben Franklin never sought a patent for a single one of his many inventions, wanting instead to share them, "freely and gladly".

The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire