patent trolling

短语

发音

UK /ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊlɪŋ/
US /ˈpætənt ˌtɹoʊlɪŋ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The practice of owning and enforcing patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of marketing or promoting the subjects of the patents.

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词源

From patent troll, which is derived 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