Unverified50% confidenceDecision RuleExact time
For corporate commercial use, choose Apache 2.0 or MIT licenses, and be cautious of agreements containing Community or Non-Commercial terms, as the latter may constitute infringement when used commercially
1
Sources
50%
Confidence
Long-term
Relevance
10/7/2026
First Seen
Sources
Related Entities
Related Claims
VerifiedThe Apache 2.0 license, unlike the GPL family, allows users to integrate code into closed-source commercial products and includes explicit patent grant clauses, whereas the MIT license does not include an explicit grant of patent rights.77% similarVerifiedApache 2.0 includes explicit patent grant clauses and patent retaliation clauses, whereas MIT/BSD do not.75% similarVerifiedThe Apache 2.0 license includes a patent termination clause, meaning that if a user initiates a patent lawsuit against the licensor, they automatically lose their right to use the software.69% similarUnverifiedThe Apache 2.0 license contains an explicit patent grant clause (Section 3), whereby contributors automatically grant users the right to use relevant patents upon publishing their code.69% similarUnverifiedDecision 2.0 is released under the Apache-2.0 license.68% similar
Cite This Claim
Stable URI
https://kongchang.com/claim/984403API
curl https://kongchang.com/api/v1/knowledge/claims/984403MCP
get_claim(id=984403)