Glossary Terms Related To Copyright Expiration & Copyright Topics

Special 301

Definition:
A statute that requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to identify, on an annual basis, those foreign territories that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or fair and equitable market access for Americans relying on intellectual property protection.

Access Category

Definition:
A term that identifies the level of accessibility to an item (e.g., viewing copy, service copy, master, archival master).

License

Definition:
A permission to use an intellectual property right, under defined conditions -- as to time, context, market line, or territory. In intellectual property law, important distinctions exist between "exclusive licenses" and "nonexclusive licenses."

Bio-sequence Listings

Definition:
A document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention. With EFS, paper documents are not required for bio-sequence or subsequent bio-sequence submissions.

Liability with Fault

Definition:
A legal doctrine that holds that intellectual property right infringement is subjective; infringers must know or have reason to know that the conduct is infringing.

Geneva Phonograms Convention

Definition:
Known formally as the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms.



Have a copyright or a creative work? protect it!
Yes I do, Please have WwCopyright.com email me to get a FREE INFORMATION PACKET with confidentiality agreement so I can get moving.