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grant-back

noun/ˈɡrɑːntbæk/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A licence term obliging the licensee to grant the licensor rights in any improvements it develops.

The negotiators resisted the grant-back clause, unwilling to hand future innovations to the licensor for free.

Topic: Intellectual property in Legal English

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