Meaning of subpatent | Babel Free

Definitions

A legal grant for a subdivision of a patent or giving less than complete ownership rights.

Examples

“It soon became the chief purpose of the company to parcel out these vast holdings, either in individual plantations or, through subpatents, in blocks of thousands of acres.”

“It seems like then, perhaps, the best compromise solution would be for the legislature to create almost a middle step, a sub-patent.”

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