patent termglossary / PATENT TERM patent term. The period during which a patent is in force. [Cases: Patents 131. C.J.S. Patents § 236.] 词条贡献者 法律翻译Terence,毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各类与房地产与土地使用诉讼有关的法律文件。