pay-for-delay

noun

A kind of agreement in which the patentholder pays an alleged infringer to stop the alleged infringing activity for some period of time and to stop disputing the validity of the patent.

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Meanings

nounpay-for-delay (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableintellectual propertyA kind of agreement in which the patentholder pays an alleged infringer to stop the alleged infringing activity for some period of time and to stop disputing the validity of the patent.
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