ICBW, but no, I don't think it does, except it perhaps a narrow set of circumstances. Compulsory Licensing[1] is maybe what you're thinking of, but from what I

ICBW, but no, I don't think it does, except it perhaps a narrow set of circumstances. Compulsory Licensing[1] is maybe what you're thinking of, but from what I can tell seems to apply mostly to drug patents, or things {the,a} government wants from you. It has a wider applicability in copyrighted forms of IP, I believe. Patents that are part of some organised standard are often required to be placed under 'FRAND[2] (Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory)' compulsory licences to allow for interoperability whilst still allowing the patent holder to receive (reasonable) royalties if they wish. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_licensing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_licensing [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_and_non-discriminatory_licensing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_and_non-discriminat...