sole rights
Only one allowed
Sole rights means exclusive rights—the authority to do something that belongs to one party alone, with all others excluded.
The phrase appears in contracts, licensing agreements, and intellectual property: The publisher acquired sole rights to the manuscript.
Having sole rights means no one else can legally exercise those same rights without permission.
- patentedGranted exclusive manufacturing rights
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- exclusivityState of being limited
privilege · ownership · deeds · licensing deal · trademark · patent application · sublicensing · franchise · title deed · license · trade secret · non-compete · software license · brand licensing · exclusive · first refusal · music licensing · industrial design
- Exclusiveslimited editions, rare items, VIP access, sneak peeks, early access
sole rightsshared rights
Entitlements held collectively
co-ownership · shared access · joint ownership · collective rights · common ownership
sole rightspublic domain
Unprotected creative works
open access · universal access · free access · public ownership · commons
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