patentholder
Exclusive license bearer
A patentholder is a person or entity that owns a patent—the exclusive legal right to make, use, or sell an invention.
The term appears in legal and business contexts: The patentholder sued for infringement.
Also spelled as two words: patent holder.
Limited to one group
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- titleFormal honorific or name
- licensingGranting official permission
royalties · infringement · enforcement · claim · protection · litigation · defense · validity
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
advancement · novelty · development · improvement · claims · specification · disclosure · utility
Creator of original devices
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- creatorOne who produces something
- engineerTechnical design professional
- scientistOne who studies nature
researcher · pioneer · developer · designer · entrepreneur · founder · coinventor · assignor
Legally separate business entity
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- startupNew business enterprise
biotech · pharmaceutical · manufacturer · multinational · conglomerate · subsidiary · LLC · partnership
exclusive
Limited to one group
licensing · royalties · infringement · enforcement · claim · protection · litigation · defense · validity · expiration
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
- technologyApplied scientific methods
prototype · advancement · novelty · development · improvement · claims · specification · disclosure · utility · design
inventor
Creator of original devices
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- creatorOne who produces something
- engineerTechnical design professional
scientist · researcher · pioneer · developer · designer · entrepreneur · founder · coinventor · assignor · applicant
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
startup · biotech · pharmaceutical · manufacturer · multinational · conglomerate · subsidiary · LLC · partnership · licensee
patentholderinfringer
One who violates rights
counterfeiter · pirate · violator · copyist · trespasser
patent, holder, patents, patented, patenting, patentable, patentee, hold, holds