Glossary Terms Related To Worldwide Copyright Law & Copyright Topics

Notice Of Allowability

Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

Likelihood Of Confusion

Definition:
A statutory basis (Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), TMEP §1207 et seq.) for refusing registration of a trademark or service mark because it is likely to conflict with a mark or marks already registered or pendingbefore the USPTO.

Trade Dress

Definition:
The totality of elements in which a product or service is packaged or presented, such as the shape and appearance of a product or container, or the cover of a book or magazine.

Suggestive Mark

Definition:
A word, picture, or other symbol that suggests, but does not directly describe, something about the goods or services in connection with which it is used as a mark.

On Sale

Definition:
"An inventor cannot obtain a valid patent if he or she waits for more than the one-year grace period to file a patent application after a product embodying the invention has been placed ""on sale."""

Fair use

Definition:
The purpose and character of the disputed use; the nature of the copyrighted work; the importance of the portion used in relation to the work as a whole; and the effect of the use on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.



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