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Users who post content that may be patentable cannot sell or assign those rights to anyone else, as LexisNexis holds the exclusive option to acquire them.
Interpretive note: The clause states an exclusive option to purchase but does not specify terms, price, timeframe, or conditions under which the option may be exercised. Whether the option is perpetual or time-limited is not determinable from the excerpt.
If you submit a posting containing patentable subject-matter, LexisNexis has the exclusive option to purchase all of your rights in it, and you cannot offer those rights to any other party.
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Users who post content that may be patentable cannot sell or assign those rights to anyone else, as LexisNexis holds the exclusive option to acquire them.
If you submit a posting containing patentable subject-matter, LexisNexis has the exclusive option to purchase all of your rights in it, and you cannot offer those rights to any other party.
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