# `SBoM.CycloneDX.V17.PatentAssertionType`
[🔗](https://github.com/erlef/mix_sbom/blob/v0.10.0/lib/sbom/cyclonedx/v17/patent_assertion_type.pb.ex#L1)

The type of assertion being made about the patent or patent family. Examples include ownership, licensing, and standards inclusion.

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() ::
  integer()
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_OWNERSHIP
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_LICENSE
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_THIRD_PARTY_CLAIM
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_STANDARDS_INCLUSION
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_PRIOR_ART
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE_RIGHTS
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_NON_ASSERTION
  | :PATENT_ASSERTION_TYPE_RESEARCH_OR_EVALUATION
```

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