patent trolling
名词 n.
英 /ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊlɪŋ/
美 /ˈpætənt ˌtɹoʊlɪŋ/
英文释义
名词 n.
- 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.
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.
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