shop right

noun

, Patent Law.

1. the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.

Example Sentences

The librarian told me I'd never find a copy, and this was on top of a pile of trash in a second-hand shop right here in this town.

From Project Gutenberg

Run yourself into the repair shop right away and "get fixed."

From Project Gutenberg