Answer:

PATENT

AnswerCrossword Clue
PATENTIt may be pending
PATENTInventor's paper
PATENTObvious
PATENTInventor's protection
PATENTPending item, perhaps
PATENTInventor's goal
PATENTOne of Edison's 1,000-plus
PATENTInvention protection
PATENTProtection authorized in 1790
PATENTDocument for Edison
PATENTInventor's possession
PATENTPossibly pending protection
PATENTSafeguard
PATENTInventor's quest
PATENTManifest
PATENTUnconcealed
PATENTOne of Edison's 1000+
PATENTInventor's award
PATENTInventor's document
PATENTOne of Edison's 1,000+
PATENTInventor's milestone
PATENTPlain as day
PATENTUnmistakable
PATENT... leather (shoe material)
PATENTClear
PATENTEvident.
PATENTObvious.
PATENTManifest.
PATENTKind of leather.
PATENTExclusive right.
PATENTOpen to view.
PATENTType of leather.
PATENTTrade-marked.
PATENTOpen.
PATENTEvident
PATENTInventor's concern
PATENTOpen to view
PATENTExclusive license
PATENTCopyright's cousin
PATENTKind of medicine