"patent pool" meaning in All languages combined

See patent pool on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: patent pools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} patent pool (plural patent pools)
  1. (law) A consortium of companies which agree to crosslicense patents relating to a particular technology, often to avoid the problem of blocking patents. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-patent_pool-en-noun--xCS~mHY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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