| Copyright |
A legal right that grants the creator of original work exclusive control over its use and distribution. |
| Exclusive Rights |
Rights granted to authors and creators that allow them to control the use of their works. |
| Exclusivity |
The state of being limited to one party, granting them sole rights to produce and profit from a certain invention or idea. |
| Fair Use |
A legal doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holder. |
| Infringement |
The unauthorized use of protected work that violates the copyright holder's exclusive rights. |
| Intellectual Property |
A category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. |
| Licensing |
The act of permitting someone to use intellectual property under specific conditions. |
| Market Exclusivity |
Provides a temporary monopoly on an invention, enabling the owner to regulate market entry and enhance financial returns. |
| Patent |
A legal right granted to inventors that allows them exclusive control over the production, use, and sale of their inventions for a specified period. |
| Patent Application |
A formal request submitted to a patent office, containing all necessary details about the invention, including claims and specifications. |
| Patent Enforcement |
The actions taken to monitor for unauthorized use of a patented invention and pursue legal remedies against infringements. |
| Patent Maintenance |
The obligation to pay fees at regular intervals to keep a granted patent in force and enforceable. |
| Patentability |
The criteria that determine whether an invention can be granted a patent, typically requiring novelty, non-obviousness, and usefulness. |
| Plagiarism |
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. |
| Public Domain |
Works that are free for use by anyone, which have expired copyrights or were never copyrighted. |
| Software Patent |
A legal protection that grants exclusive rights to inventors for their innovative software solutions. |
