Nasty-gram
Slang for a warning letter, i.e., a cease or desist …
Category: Intellectual Property
National Phase
After a PCT application is received in a national patent …
National Treatment
Most commercial treaties, especially involving intellectual property, for example the …
NATO Patent
Refers to a patent that has been classified as secret …
Nautilus v. Biosig
See Indefiniteness, Void for, on Grounds of
Near Essential Patents
Patents though not strictly essential to practicing a standard, are …
Necessary Party
Also referred to as an indispensible party or compulsory or …
Neighboring Rights
Refers to copyright in music of recording artists, record producers, …
Nemo dat
Abbreviation for the Latin maxim “Nemo dat quod non habet,” …
Net Participation, Share of the Net
Entertainment and movie industry jargon for a really bad deal …