English Dictionary

grant-forward

名詞

(law) 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.

日本語の意味

米国特許法において、特許ライセンスに付随する条項であり、単に特許使用権を付与するだけでなく、既存特許に対してなされた改良に対するライセンスも付与する契約条項

As part of the settlement, the company agreed to a grant-forward that would automatically grant the licensee rights to any future improvements of the patented technology.

和解の一環として、その企業は特許技術の将来の改良に対して被許諾者にライセンスを付与する旨の許諾条項に同意した。

意味（1）

(law) 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.

grant-forwards （ plural ）