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1719. W. Wood, Surv. Trade, 160. Any Land that is unpatented, or not granted to some particular Person.
1809. Malkin, Gil Blas, VIII. ix. ¶ 2. Invested with full powers to make the world his oyster, and leave nothing but the shell to his unpatented competitors.
1879. Cassells Techn. Educ., IV. 33/1. Unpatented Inventions.
1903. Westm. Gaz., 27 Aug., 2/2. The various patented and unpatented medicines of the present day.