"grant-forward" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grant-forwards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grant-forward (plural grant-forwards)
  1. (law) In U.S. patent law, a provision accompanying the license of a patent under which a party agrees not only to grant a licensee the right to use a patent, but also to grant the licensee a license to any improvements made on the existing patent. Categories (topical): Law Related terms: grant-back
    Sense id: en-grant-forward-en-noun-f~lAoe1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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