patent ambush
The situation in which a member of a standard-setting organization, while…The situation in which a member of a standard-setting organization, while participating in the development of a standard, withholds information about their current or intended patent, and subsequently asserts that it is infringed by use of the new standard.
Meaning
1 sensesThe situation in which a member of a standard-setting organization, while participating in the development of a standard, withholds information about their current or intended patent, and subsequently asserts that it is infringed by use of the new standard.
Forms
plural: patent ambushes| Singular | patent ambush |
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See also
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