bare license
bare license noun: a license to use intellectual or real property without any promise of exclusivity.
Noun
bare license (plural bare licenses)
- A license to use intellectual or real property without any promise of exclusivity.
- If the party has not received an express or implied promise of exclusivity under the patent, i.e., the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention, the party has a "bare license," and has received only the patentee's promise that that party will not be sued for...1995 Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Forms of bare license
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Questions about bare license
- What does bare license mean?
- Bare license means a license to use intellectual or real property without any promise of exclusivity.
- What part of speech is bare license?
- Bare license is a noun.
- What is the plural of bare license?
- The plural of bare license is bare licenses.
Words near bare license in the dictionary
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