Glossary Terms Related To Preregistration Work & Copyright Topics

Dependent claim

Definition:
A claim in a patent that refers back to a previous claim and defines an invention that is narrower in scope than that in the previous claim. A dependent claim must be written so as to be more restricted than the technology defined in the previous claim.

Universal Copyright Convention

Definition:
The UCC was created in 1952 through UNESCO to provide an international multilateral copyright treaty; the UCC remains significant in the countries that are UCC but not Berne Union members.

USTR

Definition:
The U.S. Trade Representative is a a cabinet-level official, with the rank of ambassador, who is the principal adviser to the U.S. president on international trade policy.

Trade Name

Definition:
A symbol used to identify and distinguish companies, partnerships, and businesses, as opposed to marks used to identify and distinguish goods or services.

Compilation

Definition:
A copyrightable work consisting of a collection and assembly of preexisting material. The assembly must exhibit at least minimal originality in the selection, organization, and arrangement of the material without making any internal changes in it.

Domain Name

Definition:
The names and words that companies designate for their registered Internet web site addresses, also referred to as a "URL."



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