Put positively, a limit on monopoly rights to creative work allows the public domain to come into being.

The idea was to require an inventor to disclose his invention in exchange for monopoly rights to the patent.

But pharmaceutical companies got measures that protect and extend their monopoly rights in Central America.

The patent of incorporation provided the Company with monopoly rights to manufacture various products including, in particular, iron wire.

What it would really do is hand over monopoly rights to manufacturers of ordinary household items.

Limitations and exceptions balance the monopoly right of the creator, in the public interest.

But it does not necessarily hold these monopoly rights for all time.

The Company had monopoly rights and was headed by officials of the state.

For those 50 years, you got monopoly rights on the copying of that recording.

There is a great risk that they will exploit monopoly rights.