proprietary technology
Exclusive company methods
Proprietary technology is technology owned and controlled by a company or individual, protected by patents, trade secrets, or other legal means that prevent competitors from using it.
The term often implies a competitive advantage: Their proprietary technology gives them an edge in the market.
Proprietary contrasts with open-source or publicly available alternatives.
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- patent trollEntity monetizing dormant intellectual property
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
- secret sauceUndisclosed competitive advantage
- black boxOpaque system or device
source code · closed system · walled garden · patent · encryption · invention · biotechnology · exclusivity · trademark · watermarking · prototype · tech stack · licensing agreement · medical devices · confidentiality agreement · trade war · reverse engineering · consumer electronics
proprietary technologyopen-source software
Publicly accessible code anyone can modify
free software · open-source · open source · open standards · open architecture
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