USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Category: Intellectual Property
Utility Model
Another term for “Petty Patent,” a form of patent protection …
Utility Patent
In US usage means patents on useful things, methods or …
Utility Requirement
§101 of the United States patent statute (35 U.S.C. §101) …
Validity
Refers to whether an intellectual property right is properly granted …
Vanity Patent, Vanity Patenting
Phenomenon where the names of mostly only senior managers in …
Vendor Lock-In
See Lock-In (Consumer)
Vendor-First Clause
Provision in an agreement, typically a limited patent license, that provides …
Venue
Refers to the particular branch of a court where a …
Verification
Literally means checking or attesting to the accuracy of facts. …