In most cases, a patent holder has no preference between licensing and producing his invention himself because he can maximize his return through payment of the licensing fees.

大多数案例中，专利权拥有者在选择许可还是自己实施其发明之间没有什么偏好，因为他可以通过收取许可费使其回报最大化。

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Where two or more persons offer to pay a bill for the honour of different parties, the person whose payment will discharge most parties to the bill shall have the preference .

如两名或以上人士愿意为维护不同当事人之信誉而支付汇票，则凡付款能解除最多数当事人对汇票之责任之人士，应享有优先权。

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These are a special type of share that pay a regular flat dividend in perpetuity, and which receive their payment in preference to the dividends paid out on ordinary shares.

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But making a large down payment may not be a small-business owner's preference, especially if he or she is simultaneously trying to keep a business above water.

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