grant-forwards

A form of grant-forward — In U.S. patent law, a provision accompanying the license of a patent under which a party agrees not only to grant a licensee the right to use a patent, but also to grant the licensee a license to any improvements made on the existing patent.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of grant-forward
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