Definition of "unpatented" []

• Not patented. (adjective)

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• "But so this second tier public option only provides “basic care” and “unpatented drugs”."
• "Two links worth reading: Harvard research fellow Ben Adida views Google's decision as a pragmatic bet on making the Web more open as I've noted before, one reason the Web has succeeded so well is its unpatented, royalty-free status, while Mozilla's Asa Dotzler advances a more market-oriented argument by pointing out that Chrome, Firefox and Opera add up to about 40 percent of the Web audience."
• "The generics say their brand rivals, if left unchecked, can describe their patents broadly in FDA submissions to shut out generic competition, even for unpatented uses of a drug."