Crossword clues for Patent 12 letters:WAITINGROOMS*Starting points for many patentsTHOMASEDISONHe acquired 1,093 U.S. patentsDONTBESTUPIDThat's patently ridiculous!PLEATSPLEASEAlliterative clothing line by 17-Across that uses a patented folding techniquePATENTPlain as dayPATENTSEdison's pridePATENTSInventor's accumulationPATENTInventor's awardPATENTInventor's documentPATENTSInvention protectionsPATENTInventor's milestonePATENTManifestPATENTPending item, perhapsPATENTSEdison's 1,000-plusPATENTInventor's questPATENTSInventors' safeguardsPATENTObviousPATENTSProtects one's rights, in a wayPATENTOne of Edison's 1,000-plusPATENTUnconcealedPATENTConspicuousPATENTSProtects, in a wayPATENTEDProtected, for inventorsPATENTSApple gets more than 2,000 per yearPATENTLYWith clarityPATENTEDRegistered, as an inventionPATENTSSome are pendingPATENTLYUnmistakablyPATENTInventor's goalPATENTInventor's possessionPATENTSThey might be pendingPATENTProduct's protectionPATENTLYWith complete obviousnessPATENTSInventor's protectionsPATENTSafeguardPATENTInventor's paperPATENTIt may be pendingPATENTEDHighly individualPATENTInvention protectionPATENTEDStaked a scientific claim onPATENTSTheir term is usually 20 yearsPATENTSSafeguards of a kindPATENTSTrademark cousinsPATENTInventor's protectionPATENTEDProtected, in a wayPATENTSProtections for productsPATENTOne of Edison's 1000+PATENTProtection authorized in 1790PATENTSInventors' documentsPATENTSInventing safeguards