English Dictionary

shop right

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US, law) In United States patent law, an implied license under which a firm may use a patented invention, invented by an employee who was working within the scope of their employment, using the firms' equipment, or inventing at the firms' expense.

日本語の意味

（米国特許法上）従業員が業務の範囲内で、企業の設備や費用を利用して考案した特許発明に対し、企業が暗黙の内に有する使用権、すなわち企業がその発明を利用できる権利

After reviewing the case, the firm's counsel concluded that the employee's invention had created a shop right, permitting the company to use the patented machine without infringement liability.

その事件を精査した後、会社の顧問弁護士は、従業員の発明が雇用者に対する黙示の使用許諾を生じさせ、会社が当該特許機械を侵害責任を負うことなく使用できると結論付けた。

意味（1）

(US, law) In United States patent law, an implied license under which a firm may use a patented invention, invented by an employee who was working within the scope of their employment, using the firms' equipment, or inventing at the firms' expense.