patent troll

短语

专利流氓

发音

UK /ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊl/
其它
US /ˈpætənt ˌtɹoʊl/

词形变化

patent trolls 复数 patent trolls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    专利流氓

    贬义 非正式 法律

词源

From patent + troll (“in folklore, a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills, or under bridges”), a reference to trolls in folktales who block the path of travellers or threaten to harm them unless some payment is made.

来源：wiktionary