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		clarkevans on July 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A crucial idea for silicon PV cells was excluded b... Perhaps one manufacturer had obtained an exclusive license, preventing the rest of the industry from using this technology?

Scoundreller on July 24, 2021 [–]

Usually when you sign an exclusive license, you also have the ability to sub-license/assign it.

Creditors/investors don't like backing something if the asset disappears if the business itself doesn't work out.

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