Our glossary of intellectual property terms contain definitions and explanations of patents, trademarks, copyrights and related concepts. You are free to use these in your own writings and publications but please attribute to Smith & Hopen, PA with a link to this page. For example:
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- Abstract
- Actual Filing Date
- After Final Consideration Pilot (Video)
- Amazon Brand Registry Program
- Amazon's Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation Procedure
- Amendment to Allege Use (Video)
- Amendments to Patent Applications
- Annuity Fees
- Anti-Trafficking in Trademarks
- Anticipation
- Assignment of Copyright
- Attorney-Client Privilege
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- Cancellation Proceeding
- Cease and Desist Letter (video)
- Certification Mark
- Claim
- Claim Chart
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Collective Mark
- Common Law Trademark
- Compilations
- Composition of Matter
- Conception of Invention
- Concurrent Use Application
- Concurrent Use Proceeding
- Consent Agreement
- Continuation
- Continuation in Part
- Continuation Patent Application — Advantages
- Contributory Infringement
- Copyright Definition
- Copyright Deposit
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- Fair Use of Copyright
- False Advertising
- False Marking of Patent
- Famous Trademarks under Federal Law
- Famous Trademarks under Florida Law
- Fanciful Trademark
- Federal Circuit
- Federal Trademark Registration
- Filing Basis for Trademarks
- First Action Interview Program (video)
- Formal Patent Drawings
- Functional Patent Claim
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- Incontestable Trademark
- Indirect Infringement
- Inequitable Conduct
- Information Disclosure Statement
- Intellectual Property Definition
- Intent to Use
- Inter Partes Review
- Interference Proceedings in Patents
- International Class (IC)
- Interstate commerce
- Invention Definition
- Inventor's Notebook
- Inventor-Mechanic Agreement
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- Paris Convention
- Patent
- Patent & Trademark Office
- Patent Application
- Patent Application Number
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Patent Examiner
- Patent Infringement
- Patent Marking
- Patent Misuse
- Patent Office Action
- Patent Pending
- Patent Prosecution Highway
- Patent Term Expiration
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Patent Troll
- Patentable Subject Matter
- Phonetic Similarity of Trademarks
- Plant Patent
- Preliminary Injunction
- Presumption of Validity
- Prior Art
- Prior use
- Prosecution
- Prosecution History Estoppel
- Provisional Patent Application
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