Crosslicense
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To license (intellectual property, etc.) each to the other. transitive
"It’s an industry with huge companies who crosslicense patents with each other and tell little guys to take a hike,” said Robert Megantz, a former general manager of licensing for Dolby and the consultant who worked with Zoltar in the late 1990s."
Example
More examples"It’s an industry with huge companies who crosslicense patents with each other and tell little guys to take a hike,” said Robert Megantz, a former general manager of licensing for Dolby and the consultant who worked with Zoltar in the late 1990s."
Etymology
From cross- + license.
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