Category: Intellectual Property law
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Document
Definition Document, strictly, in law, that which can serve as evidence or proof, and is written or printed, or has an inscription or any significance that can be “read”; thus a picture, authenticated photograph, seal or the like would furnish “documentary evidence.” More generally the word […]
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Patent
Summary of Patent A grant issued by a governmental authority to an inventor permitting, for a fixed number of years, an exclusive right to the invention. The grant includes the prerogative of preventing others from making, using, or selling the invention covered. Through various […]
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Patent
Summary of Patent A grant issued by a governmental authority to an inventor permitting, for a fixed number of years, an exclusive right to the invention. The grant includes the prerogative of preventing others from making, using, or selling the invention covered. Through various […]
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Claim
Spanish Translation of claim This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to claim and / or a definition of this topic: Reclamación (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Spanish Translation of claim This is the legal translation of English to […]
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Open Source Software
Many companies use open source software in their products and services. And some companies "regularly contribute software source code to open source projects under open source licenses or release internal software projects under open source licenses …. The terms of many open source […]
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Registered Trademark
Spanish Translation of registered trademarkThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to registered trademark and / or a definition of this topic: Marca Registrada (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).
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Opposition
Opposition in E.U. Patent SystemThe time period allowed for an interested party to post oppositions to the grant of a patent. For example, this may be up to nine months from the date of grant of a European patent.
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Publication
Defensive Publication in E.U. Patent System A publication and disclosure to the public of a pending patent application. Publication in E.U. Patent System Documents, including patents of most countries that are printed (published) in and are actually or presumptively available to the public. […]
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Publication
Defensive Publication in E.U. Patent System A publication and disclosure to the public of a pending patent application. Publication in E.U. Patent System Documents, including patents of most countries that are printed (published) in and are actually or presumptively available to the public. […]
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Examination
Preliminary Examination in E.U. Patent System The initial study of an application by an official in the patent office to check that the specification is properly arranged and for preparing search reports. Examination in Chief in Canadian Procedural Law Examination in Chief and related […]
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Examination
Preliminary Examination in E.U. Patent System The initial study of an application by an official in the patent office to check that the specification is properly arranged and for preparing search reports. Examination in Chief in Canadian Procedural Law Examination in Chief and related […]
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Legal Deposit
Rationale The "wording of the 1537 "Ordonnance de Montpellier” (see below) shows that the idea of safeguarding books from being lost to posterity is already central. It is true that other aims have been suggested, more or less officially, for legal deposit, such as state control […]