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Phrases with «patent misuse»

"Patent misuse" is a term used to describe a situation where the owner of a patent, which is a legal protection for an invention, misuses or abuses their rights. This may occur when the patent holder extends their rights beyond what is allowed by law or uses the patent in a way that harms competition. It is a concept that aims to prevent unfair practices and maintain a balance between patent rights and public interest. Full definition

Sentences with «patent misuse»

  • «Barnes & Noble asserts that Microsoft's conduct in connection with its «Android licensing program,» when examined as a whole, constitutes patent misuse because through this conduct Microsoft is leveraging trivial patents — patents that could otherwise easily be worked around — in order to charge licensing fees for products that do not infringe any Microsoft patents at all,» the company said in its filing. (cnet.com)
  • The provision is invalid and the inclusion of such a term in a license may constitute patent misuse rendering the affected patent unenforceable. (brookskushman.com)
  • We won a substantial victory for US Philips Corporation in a nearly decade - long battle to enforce its recordable / rewritable CD (CD - R / RW) patent rights when the en banc US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Princo v. ITC, rejected arguments that Philips» licensing practices constituted patent misuse. (wilmerhale.com)
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