proprietary rights
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Again, the reasons for this are unclear, but could include inadequate funding, privacy concerns about disclosing details of the methods, and maintenance of proprietary rights over technologies.
From Nature • Jun. 10, 2019
News, its affiliates, and third-party data providers have proprietary rights to the copyrighted material and trademarks displayed on this site.
From US News • Sep. 14, 2015
A federal indictment stipulates that if convicted, Harris-Moore must forfeit the proceeds from "any and all intellectual property or other proprietary rights" to pay about $1.4 million in restitution.
From Reuters • Jun. 17, 2011
The individual operators had resisted sharing any data in the past for fear of compromising proprietary rights to their formulas, but agreed to review scores after BCS officials expressed deep disappointment with last season's error.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2011
The next curtailment of hunting-ground came in 1869-'70, when the company surrendered proprietary rights to the Canadian Government, retaining only the right to trade in the vast north land.
From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.
