Glossary Terms Related To Audiovisual Works & Copyright Topics

Deceased Inventor

Definition:
A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.

Confirmation Number

Definition:
Four-digit number that is assigned to each newly filed patent application. The confirmation number, in combination with the application number, is used to verify the accuracy of the application number placed on correspondence filed with the Office.

Copyright

Definition:
An exclusive right granted or conferred by the government on the creator of a work to exclude others from reproducing it, adapting it, distributing it to the public, performing it in public, or displaying it in public.

Best Mode

Definition:
A condition for the grant of a valid patent. An inventor must describe the best method he or she knows for carrying out the invention.

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.

"Bibliography "

Definition:
A list of publications (books, articles, dissertations, etc.) usually on a subject or by a particular author.



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