Pre-Filing Investigation
Most legal systems require some basic investigation of the facts …
Category: Intellectual Property
Preemption
Article VI, clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known …
Preferred Embodiment
Under many patent systems the inventor is not just required …
Preliminary Examination
See Examination.
Prior Art
Refers to disclosures and publications in the field of the …
Prior Use Defense
See First Inventor/User Defense.
Priority Date
The date with respect to a patent or patent application, …
Private Copying Levy
Some countries (e.g., Canada), in an effort to compensate recording …
Privilege
Refers to the confidential nature of the advice of a …
Pro-Forma Assignment, Filing Document
Where intellectual property or other assets are the subject of …