Quote Originally Posted by DebW
Patent as in "brev. Campagnolo", right? Actually, my shifters and skewers say "Patent Campagnolo" so guess they were made for the US or British market, but my 1970 derailleurs say "brev. Campagnolo". I think I've seen "brev." far more than "patent" on Campy parts. What's the Italian word for patent?
Italian for "patent" (thank you Google search) is "brevetto". So "brev. Campagnolo" is probably Italian, but conveniently French as well.