English Dictionary

patent troll

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊl/

名詞

軽蔑的 くだけた表現

(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.

日本語の意味

特許を所有し、積極的に（しばしば攻撃的に）その特許権を行使することで、実際に製品やサービスの開発・販売には注力せず、訴訟などを通じた収益獲得を狙う企業・個人を指す（蔑称的表現）

When the small startup received a lawsuit from a patent troll, it had to spend its limited funds on legal fees instead of product development.

その小さなスタートアップが特許権を濫用する企業から訴訟を受けたとき、製品開発ではなく限られた資金を法的費用に費やさなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.

On one hand, the new law may intend to enhance the application of new technologies and discourage patent trolls. On the other hand, the new law attempts to further bring the Patent Law in line with the international treaties and laws in other areas (e.g., antimonopoly law).

patent trolls （ plural ）