What is a patent license?
Patent licensing: The licensor (i.e. patent owner) allows the licensee to use its patent rights within a certain time and scope.
Patent implementation license: Patent implementation license, also known as patent license trade, means that the owner of patent technology or its authorized person authorizes others to implement the patent they own within a certain period of time, in a certain area, and in a certain way, and charges others a usage fee.
What are the types of patent licenses?
1. Exclusive license means that the licensee has the exclusive right to use the licensor's patent within a specified period and region, that is, the licensee is the only licensed user of the patent, and the licensor and any third party may not use the right within the region and period;
2. Exclusive licensing means that the licensor, in addition to allowing the licensee to use its patented technology within a specified period and region, will no longer sign a licensing contract for the patented technology with a third party, but the licensor still has the right to use the patented technology;
3. Ordinary license means that the licensor allows the licensee to use the patent technology within the specified period and region, and can also allow a third party to use its patent. The licensor still retains the right to use the patent technology;
4. A sublicense means that the licensor may allow a third party to use the patent in whole or in part, in addition to using the patented technology within a certain period and geographical scope.
5. Cross-licensing means that two parties rely on two patent technologies, and the right holders confirm the mutual right of use through a contract.
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