sub·li·cense
ˌsəb-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s 
variants
US sublicense
or chiefly British sublicence
plural sublicenses
: a subordinate license granted to another by one already having a license
Universities often work to breed products especially suited to their state's agricultural needs. When they develop appropriate products, they'll seek plant variety protection (similar to a patent) through the federal government, then maintain the purity of that product by selling it to a company with a sublicense for the seed. In turn, they receive royalties …—
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variants
US sublicense
or British sublicence
sublicensed; sublicensing
: to grant a sublicense for (something)
The company plans to incorporate the system into a demonstration facility for recycling vehicles and will sublicense the … technology to automobile shredders worldwide.—John DeGaspari
John DeGaspariExamples of sublicense in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, a sublicense was issued for a Fred Segal Home furniture and accessories showroom at the HD Buttercup Design Center in Culver City, Calif.
—Deborah Belgum, WWD, 31 July 2024
Royalty payments of approximately $2.5 million were received from our sublicense with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd in the year ended December 31, 2023, representing an approximate 48.8% increase over the same period in 2022.
—Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
More than fifty companies around the world have already contacted the Patent Pool to obtain a sublicense to produce the drug, and the Gates Foundation has pledged a hundred and twenty million dollars to support generic-drug makers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2021
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The most logical pairing is Amazon and Rogers, which already sublicensed its Monday night games to Amazon Prime Video in a deal struck earlier this year.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
YouTube creators who want to license their data will enter into a contract with Calliope, which will then sublicense their work out for training generative AI foundational models.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
Its terms of service explicitly state that the company also perpetually and irrevocably owns the copyright licenses to reproduce, sublicense and distribute any works created through its software and has the right to distribute any content that is put into the system.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
However, the company has been adding other sports rights in recent months, including the French Open, Big East basketball and a deal with ESPN to sublicense the College Football Playoff.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2024
For the full year 2023, consolidated revenue grew 5 percent, or 9 percent when adjusting for World Cup
sublicensing revenue and U.S. midterm political spend in 2022, to $4.9 billion.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Later that month, Kee sublicensed his picture with NFL Photos, an agency that distributed shots taken by freelance photographers at NFL events, the lawsuit stated.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
Though, notably, The CW has been extremely opportunistic in the sports space, first securing LIV Golf rights (in what is believed to be a rev-share agreement), and then ACC college basketball and football via a sublicensing agreement, and finally NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The multiyear deal, which runs through the 2026-27 season, is through a sublicense agreement with ESPN.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, a sublicense was issued for a Fred Segal Home furniture and accessories showroom at the HD Buttercup Design Center in Culver City, Calif.
—Deborah Belgum, WWD, 31 July 2024
Royalty payments of approximately $2.5 million were received from our sublicense with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd in the year ended December 31, 2023, representing an approximate 48.8% increase over the same period in 2022.
—Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
More than fifty companies around the world have already contacted the Patent Pool to obtain a sublicense to produce the drug, and the Gates Foundation has pledged a hundred and twenty million dollars to support generic-drug makers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2021
Verb
Sometime in the second quarter of the SMU-Penn State game, which kicks off at noon ET on TNT (sublicensed from Disney for a hefty sum), NBC will counter with a matchup between the 9-5 Texans and the 13-1 Chiefs.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The most logical pairing is Amazon and Rogers, which already sublicensed its Monday night games to Amazon Prime Video in a deal struck earlier this year.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
YouTube creators who want to license their data will enter into a contract with Calliope, which will then sublicense their work out for training generative AI foundational models.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
Its terms of service explicitly state that the company also perpetually and irrevocably owns the copyright licenses to reproduce, sublicense and distribute any works created through its software and has the right to distribute any content that is put into the system.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
However, the company has been adding other sports rights in recent months, including the French Open, Big East basketball and a deal with ESPN to sublicense the College Football Playoff.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2024
For the full year 2023, consolidated revenue grew 5 percent, or 9 percent when adjusting for World Cup
sublicensing revenue and U.S. midterm political spend in 2022, to $4.9 billion.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Later that month, Kee sublicensed his picture with NFL Photos, an agency that distributed shots taken by freelance photographers at NFL events, the lawsuit stated.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
Though, notably, The CW has been extremely opportunistic in the sports space, first securing LIV Golf rights (in what is believed to be a rev-share agreement), and then ACC college basketball and football via a sublicensing agreement, and finally NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Sublicense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublicense. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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