shop right

noun

, Patent Law.

1. the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.

Example Sentences

“The cut was horrible,” she told the Times reporter, “but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been minus the bars on the window. I was like, I kind of felt like I was in an actual shop right now. At least I can get away in here, a little bit.”

From Salon

If you visit a coffee shop right now, I almost guarantee there's a pistachio-flavored drink on the menu.

From Salon

It’s possible they could shop right fielder Teoscar Hernandez, a free agent after this season, and perhaps a veteran relief pitcher or two, such as Paul Sewald or Justin Topa.

From Seattle Times

If you visit a coffee shop right now, I almost guarantee there is a pistachio-flavored drink on the menu.

From Salon

“We got to know him very well, in the sense that we had the fortune of appreciating him in a more direct way than anyone else, because here everything’s smaller,” said Patriza Gasperini, whose family has run Gasperini Souvenirs, a shop right next to the palace entrance, for three generations.

From Seattle Times