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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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contracting state
Legal services; Patent & trademark
a national Office or an intergovernmental organization which is party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
class action
Legal services; Patent & trademark
It is a lawsuit brought on behalf of a group or class of plaintiff, such as suing the company that manufactured asbestos to obtain monetary damages for all those harmed by the ...
bait and switch
Law; Patent & trademark
An unlawful advertising technique whereby one item is publicized, but when the customer appears, another item is offered.
limited liability
Law; Patent & trademark
Limited liability protects personal assets from forfeiture and therefore encourages people to invest in businesses that they might otherwise avoid.
double patenting
Legal services; Patent & trademark
An inventive entity cannot obtain claims in two patents directed either to the same invention or to an obvious variation of the same invention. Where the inventions are ...
license
Legal services; Patent & trademark
A transfer of patent rights that does not amount to an assignment. A license, which can be exclusive or non-exclusive, does not give the licensee the legal title to the patent.
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