Tradenark Glossary Terms - helpful related terms
Misappropriation
Definition:
A common law form of unfair competition in which an individual or firm copies or appropriates some creation of another that is not protected by patent, copyright, or trademark law, or any other traditional theory of exclusive rights.
Misappropriation
Definition:
A common law form of unfair competition in which an individual or firm copies or appropriates some creation of another that is not protected by patent, copyright, or trademark law, or any other traditional theory of exclusive rights.
First Sale Doctrine
Definition:
An exception to the exclusive right of a copyright owner to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work.
Trademark Registration
Definition:
Involves the establishment of rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark.
Fair Use
Definition:
A defense to a charge of copyright or trademark infringement.
Washington Treaty
Definition:
China was among the first countries to sign this treaty, but the United States and Japan did not sign it due to disagreements with compulsory licences, the treatment of innocent infringement, and the protection of designs when they are incorporated in industrial products.
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