Colicense
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A joint license.
"[…] Turbomixer division of General American was approached by the Shell Development Company. We were offered and accepted an exclusive license in the United States and in Canada for the chemical industry, and a colicense with Lummus Company in the field of petroleum refining."
Verb
- 1 To license jointly. transitive
"To stay alive during the 13 years it took to bring its product to market, ICOS chose to colicense all the products it was developing."
Example
More examples"To stay alive during the 13 years it took to bring its product to market, ICOS chose to colicense all the products it was developing."
Etymology
From co- + license.
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