patent holders
Intellectual property owners
Patent holders are individuals or entities that own patents—exclusive legal rights to inventions or processes.
A patent holder controls who may manufacture, use, or sell the patented invention for a limited period: The patent holders sued for infringement.
Companies often acquire patents not to produce anything but to license the rights or pursue litigation against competitors.
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- revenue streamContinuous source of earnings
- corporationsLegally incorporated business entities
- deep pocketsConsiderable financial reserves
- inventorsCreators of new devices
licensing fees · infringement · cease and desist · legal battle · universities · intellectual property · prototypes · technological advancement · research institutions · prior art · startups · commercialization · licensing agreements · portfolio management · competitive advantage · copyright · assignees · R&D
- rights holderslicensors, creators, authors, inventors, composers
- drug patentsexclusivity, generics, generic drugs, biologics, biosimilars
- patent lawprior art, patentability, invalidity, claims, inducement
- Patent Terms
- ownershomeowner, homeowners, landowner, landlords, business owner
- Tech InnovatorsThomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Alan Turing