expired patent

基本解释

It was first synthesized in 1965 and the patent expired in 1992.
这是首次合成于 1965年和1992年专利到期。
When the patent expired, dozens of garment manufacturers began to imitate the original riveted clothing made popular by Levi Strauss & Co.
专利权过期之后，很多制衣厂纷纷开始模仿李维•施特劳斯公司出品的这种广受欢迎的铆钉服装。
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.
产品生产商的律师如今害怕他们的客户要为错误标记了过期专利号的每一管睫毛膏或者每一盒垃圾袋支付最高500美元的罚款——这种错误实际上是很常见的。

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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