cross-licensing
Mutual IP exchange
Cross-licensing is an arrangement where two or more parties grant each other rights to use their patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property.
Companies with overlapping technologies often cross-license to avoid litigation and enable development: The smartphone industry runs on a web of cross-licensing agreements.
The practice allows competitors to build products without fear of infringement suits.
Payment for usage rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- termsConditions of an agreement
contract · deal · arrangement · partnership · alliance · collaboration · framework · treaty
Violation of rights
- litigationLegal dispute process
- dispute resolutionSettling conflicts formally
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
fair dealing · enforcement · compliance · jurisdiction · arbitration · injunction · damages · validity
Factor enabling market outperformance
- risk mitigationReducing exposure to threats
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
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- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
electronics · biotechnology · wireless · mobile · computing · medical devices · aerospace
royalty
Payment for usage rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
terms · contract · deal · arrangement · partnership · alliance · collaboration · framework · treaty · covenant
infringement
Violation of rights
- litigationLegal dispute process
- dispute resolutionSettling conflicts formally
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
monopoly · fair dealing · enforcement · compliance · jurisdiction · arbitration · injunction · damages · validity · scope
competitive advantage
Factor enabling market outperformance
- risk mitigationReducing exposure to threats
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
automotive · electronics · biotechnology · wireless · mobile · computing · medical devices · aerospace
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- licensingapplication fee, renewal fee, non-exclusive, sublicense, EULA
- patent lawpatent disputes, patent infringement, patent holders, patent rights, prior art
- patent licensingroyalty payments, sublicensing, exclusive rights, patent holder
- tech transferknowledge sharing, patents, intellectual property, know-how, IP rights
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
cross-licensingpatent trolling
Exploiting intellectual property through litigation
license, licensed, unlicensed, licensing, licenses, licensee, licensers, licensure, licensor