Shop right

Noun

Definitions

1.NounIn United States patent law, an implied license under which a firm may use a patented invention, invented by an employee who was working within the scope of their employment, using the firms' equipment, or inventing at the firms' expense.

Synonyms

inurement shopkeeper's privilege patent grant-forward bare license fair use grant-back first-sale doctrine patentese fair dealing work product utility model

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