Joint Authors

Definition:
The collaborating creators of a single copyrightable work who merge their separate contributions to the work. Joint authorship implies joint ownership of copyright in the work created.

First-To-File

Definition:
The first person/entity to file an application for a patent receives the patent no matter who was the first to invent the invention.

Invention

Definition:
Any art or process (way of doing or making things), machine, manufacture, design, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, or any variety of plant, which is or may be patentable under the patent laws of the United States.

Non-final Office Action

Definition:
An Office action letter that raises new issues and usually is the first phase of the examination process. An examining attorney will issue a non-final Office action after reviewing the application for the first time. If a new issue arises after the applicant responds to the first non-final Office action, the examining attorney will issue another non-final Office action that sets forth the new issue(s) and continues any that remain outstanding.

Unfair Competition

Definition:
Commercial conduct that the law views as unjust. A person injured by an act of unfair competition is entitled to relief in a civil action against the perpetrator of the act.

Title Page Verso

Definition:
The back of the title page, usually containing the copyright date and other publication information.

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