Distinctive symbols of authenticity through which the products of particular manufacturers or the salable commodities of particular merchants can be distinguished from those of others.
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Real or personal property, whether tangible or intangible, that has financial value and can be used for the payment of its owner's debts.
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The procedure that governs the authorization of attorneys to practice law before the state and federal courts.
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An agency of the executive branch of the federal government that promotes international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement.
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An intangible right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary or artistic productions, whereby, for a limited period, the exclusive privilege is given to the person to make copies of the same for publication and sale.
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The process of fraudulently manufacturing, altering, or distributing a product that is of lesser value than the genuine product.
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The areas of law governing professionals and businesses in the entertainment industry, particularly contracts and intellectual property; more particularly, certain legal traditions and aspects of these areas of law that are unique to the entertainment industry.
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The carrying out of some act or course of conduct to its completion. In criminal law, the carrying out of a death sentence ().
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A charge imposed by government on the annual gains of a person, corporation, or other taxable unit derived through work, business pursuits, investments, property dealings, and other sources determined in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code or state law.
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A merchant, middle person, or wholesaler who purchases goods from a manufacturer in lots or bulk and resells the goods to a consumer, or to a retailer, who then sells them to a consumer. One who buys and sells on the stock exchange or who deals in stocks, shares, and securities.
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A federal statute enacted in 1946 and subsequently amended to revise trademark law.
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A compilation published weekly by the Patent and Trademark Office listing all the patents and trademarks issued and registered, thereby providing notice to all interested parties.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is a federal agency that grants patents and registers trademarks to qualified applicants. A division of the Department of Commerce, the PTO was originally named the Patent Office when it was established by Congress in 1836. In 1975 it was renamed the Patent and Trademark Office to reflect its dual function. The PTO is now organized pursuant to 35 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.
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The rights guaranteed by implication in a constitution or the implied powers of a rule.
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Software instructs a computer what to do. (The computer's physical components are called hardware.) Computer software is the general term for a variety of procedures and routines that harness the computational power of a computer to produce, for example, a general operating system that coordinates the basic workings of the computer or specific applications that produce a database, a financial spreadsheet, a written document, or a game. Computer programmers use different types of programming languages to create the intricate sets of instructions that make computing possible.
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