Purposive Construction
A concept of claim construction in UK patent law establish …
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Reverse Payment [Settlement]
A settlement of a patent infringement suit where the patent …
Shop Right
A term commonly used to describe certain employers’ rights with …
Sotera Notice
A stipulation, notice or undertaking filed by a petitioner seeking …
Swear[ing] Behind
A term formerly used in a First-to-Invent patent priority system as …
System Claim
An Apparatus Claim in which the invention usually consists of an …
Technology License
Though loosely used, a “technology license” generally means more than …
Unclean Hands
A concept in Equity Law, now often treated as a …
Utility Model
Another term for “Petty Patent,” a form of patent protection …
Utility Patent
In US usage means patents on useful things, methods or …