patent pool

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Definition of patent pool in English English dictionary

A consortium of at least two companies which agree to cross-license patents relating to a particular technology, often to avoid the problem of blocking patents

Related Terms

patent pools

plural form of patent pool

Hyphenation

pat·ent pool

Turkish pronunciation

pätınt pul

Pronunciation

/ˈpatənt ˈpo͞ol/ /ˈpætənt ˈpuːl/