“Provider shall have the exclusive option to purchase from you and acquire all right, title and interest in any Postings containing patentable subject-matter that you submit to this Web Site.”
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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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"Provider shall have the exclusive option to purchase from you and acquire all right, title and interest in any Postings containing patentable subject-matter that you submit to this Web Site.Excerpt from LexisNexis's Terms
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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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