Helpful Terms and Definitions
Canceled
Definition:
Trademark registration is no longer viable. It may be due to the registrant's failure to file the required continued use affidavit under Section 8 of the Trademark Act, to a cancellation proceeding at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board or to the outcome of a civil court action.
WCT
Definition:
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WCT): The WCT is an international treaty that was negotiated in 1996 to protect authors' copyrights on the Internet.
Disclosure
Definition:
In return for a patent, the inventor gives as consideration a complete revelation (describes it) or disclosure of the invention for which protection is sought.
Initial Data Capture
Definition:
IDC is the first phase of the publication process for a patent where the patent file is electronically captured.
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