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Definition patent cliff in American English

patent cliff noun

noun
1

the fact that when a patent for a high-value product expires, the company that produces it loses a lot of money

Example

A few years ago, pharma was besieged by problems - $150bn lost to blockbuster patent cliffs.

Definition patent cliff in American English