patent holder

Exclusive license possessor

A patent holder is the person or entity that owns a patent—the exclusive legal right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period.

The holder may be the original inventor or someone who acquired the patent through purchase or transfer.

The patent holder sued for infringement.

As patent holder, the company licenses the technology to manufacturers.

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intellectual property rights ownership

patent holderinfringer

One who violates rights

copyist · counterfeiter · licensee · imitator · pirate

innovation transaction role

patent holderlicensee

Holder of granted rights

sublicensee · manufacturer

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