Action Estoppel
legal principle that holds that, where a party challenges the …
Category: Intellectual Property
Adaptations
Movie industry and entertainment industry jargon for derivative works, e.g., …
Added Matter
Patent jargon related to priority and validity. A patent’s claims must …
Advance
A term usually arising with respect to copyrightable works such …
Aesthetic
In intellectual property; this usually refers to part of what …
Affirmative Defense
A defense that a defendant must assert in its answer …
African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation
Multi-national African entity that provides collective filing and examination services …
Agent, Patent
Someone who is a member of a specialized patent prosecution …
Aggregation Test, Mere
A test for Obviousness in US patent law originally set …
AIPLA
Acronym for the American Intellectual Property Law Association, to which …
AIPPI
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (International …
AIPPI
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, (Association …
All-Elements-Rule
Infringement rule in patent law present in all jurisdictions that …
Ambush Marketing
Advertising vis-à-vis an event in such a way as to …
Amendment
In the context of a patent application, this normally means …