Crosslicense

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 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

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"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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