The whole point of a patent is to grant a monopoly.

Louisiana commercial monopoly granted to Antoine Crozat.

At the moment China has a near global monopoly on these.

Canadian commercial monopoly granted to Company of the One Hundred Associates.

They hoped that his trip would end the Spanish monopoly of trade in the Pacific.

They hoped that his trip would end the Spanish monopoly of trade in the Pacific.

They hoped it would end the Spanish monopoly of the profitable trade in the Pacific.

In order to maintain this commercial monopoly, two Portuguese armadas were continually sailing back and forth across the Indian Ocean.

In 1271, a royal trade monopoly was established in Tórshavn by the Norwegian Crown.

In 1271, a royal trade monopoly was established in Tórshavn by the Norwegian Crown.

Treaty allowed the Portuguese a trade monopoly at Kozhikode port.

Treaty allows the Portuguese a trade monopoly at Kozhikode port.

The company did not make any claims to the territory, they were only concerned with their trading-monopoly.

The commercial monopoly given by copyright should be restored to a reasonable term.

In 1271, a royal trade monopoly was established in Tórshavn by the Norwegian Crown.