A person infringes another’s trademark through unauthorized use of that trademark or service mark (or by using a substantially similar mark) on competing or related goods and services. The success of a lawsuit to stop the infringement turns on whether...
intellectual property
infringement (of utility patent)
A utility patent is one of the three types of patents that can be applied in the USPTO (the United States Patent and Trademark Office). It is the most common type of patent. A utility patent can be a useful process, a machine, an article of manufacture...
instance and expense test
The instance-and-expense test is a legal standard commonly employed by courts to determine whether a product was a work made for hire. Work done by employees within the scope of their employment will generally be deemed made for hire. However...
intangible property
Intangible Property is a property without a physical existence. Examples of intangible property include patents, patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets.
Some intangible...
intellectual property
Intellectual property (I.P. or IP) is a type of property encompassing the products of original human thought. Common examples of intellectual property include: the contents of a book, designs of an invention, computer software, company logos...
Intellectual Property Clause
The Intellectual Property (IP) Clause, also known as the “Patent and Copyright Clause” refers to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the enumerated power "To promote the progress of science...
interference
Broadly speaking, interference in a legal setting is wrongful conduct that prevents or disturbs another in the performance of their usual activities, in the conduct of their business or contractual relations, or in the enjoyment of their full...
inventor
In the context of a patent, an inventor implements and uses unique idea(s) to create usable and working patentable subject matter, from a product to a process and its development and improvement that will solve a specific problem with...
IP
IP (Intellectual property) is a non-physical property that is the product of an original thought, such as inventions, designs, literacy, images, names, etc. IP law protects the control of the physical manifestations of the original ideas. In the...
joint work
Joint work is work that is made by more than one creator. A creation that is deemed a joint work holds significant legal implications because all creators can claim ownership rights over the creation. Indeed, creators of joint works hold...