patent pool

noun

Definitions

  1. A consortium of companies which agree to crosslicense patents relating to a particular…

    A consortium of companies which agree to crosslicense patents relating to a particular technology, often to avoid the problem of blocking patents.

    • A patent pool is an arrangement in which patents of different firms that are relevant to a certain standard or technology are licensed as a package, and the resulting royalties are distributed among those firms (called the licensors).
    • A patent pool can be an effective way of resolving conflicting rights.

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