Kōkai
A published but unexamined Japanese patent application.
Category: Intellectual Property
Kōkoku
An examined and allowed Japanese patent application, the strongest form …
Laboratory Notebook
See Inventor’s Notebook
Laches
Formerly a U.S. equitable defense based on prolonged acquiescence by …
Lake Wobegon Effect
The American writer-broadcaster Garrison Keillor presents the radio show a …
Layer Cake Architecture
Refers to software that has been evolved through various versions …
Legacy Data
Data-files created with legacy software.
Legacy Software
Obsolescent or old software that companies need to have access-to, …
Lemelson, Jerome
See Submarine Patent.
Level of Market
Refers to the economic level at which transactions are carried …