patentees
Invention rights holders
Patentees are holders of patents—people or entities granted exclusive rights to an invention by a government.
The term appears most often in legal and business contexts: The patentees sued for infringement.
A patentee controls who may manufacture, use, or sell the patented invention for a set period.
State of being limited
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- protectionGuarding against harm
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
infringement · validity · prior art · legal action · litigation · royalties · commercialization · exploitation
Those granting usage rights
- licenseesThose granted formal authorization
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
sublicensing · cross-licensing · permissions · fees · exclusivity · commercialization · franchising · monetization
Ones who originate
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- originatorsThose who create first
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- discoverersThose who find new things
designers · engineers · developers · tinkerers · scientists · visionaries · researchers · experimenters
exclusivity
State of being limited
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- protectionGuarding against harm
enforcement · infringement · validity · prior art · legal action · litigation · royalties · commercialization · exploitation · utility
licensors
Those granting usage rights
- licenseesThose granted formal authorization
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
contracts · sublicensing · cross-licensing · permissions · fees · exclusivity · commercialization · franchising · monetization · terms of use
creators
Ones who originate
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- originatorsThose who create first
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
discoverers · designers · engineers · developers · tinkerers · scientists · visionaries · researchers · experimenters · prototypers
patenteesinfringers
Those who breach rights
copiers · counterfeiters · pirates · violators · imitators
patenteescopycats
People who mimic others
imitators · replicators · duplicators · plagiarists · followers