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sublicense

American  
[suhb-lahy-suhns] / sʌbˈlaɪ səns /

noun

  1. a license or contract granted to a third party by a licensee for specified rights or uses of a product, brand name, logo, etc.


verb (used with object)

sublicensed, sublicensing
  1. to grant a sublicense for.

Etymology

Origin of sublicense

sub- + license


Example Sentences

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TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

ESPN’s $7.8 billion deal with the College Football Playoff, which was announced in March, allowed it to sublicense games to other networks.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

A Chinese company, Dalian Rongke Power Co., first got a sublicense to manufacture the tech in 2017, and a Dutch company, Vanadis Power, received a full license in 2021, according to the senators.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

Mr. Gore said that more than 50 companies, from all regions of the developing world, have already approached the organization about obtaining a sublicense.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen

Discovery then sublicensed some rights to the state broadcasters who historically had broadcast Olympics.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

Eventually, the University of Pennsylvania sublicensed the patent to Cellscript, a biotech company in Wisconsin, much to the dismay of Weissman and Karikó, who had started their own company to try to commercialize the discovery.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2020

Content revenue ebbed 3% to $2.65 billion, primarily due to the sublicensing of Olympic sports rights to broadcast networks throughout Europe last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

All three organizations are party to this deal, which will not require a fee from any sublicensing company.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

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