product — prod·uct / prä ˌdəkt/ n 1: the result of work or thought 2 a: the output of an industry or firm b: a thing created by manufacturing 3 in the civil law of Louisiana: something (as timber or a mineral) that is derived from something else and that… … Law dictionary
patent pending — The status of an invention between the time a patent application is filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the time it is granted or rejected. Marking a product patent pending or pat. pending may deter potential competitors from… … Business law dictionary
Patent troll — is a pejorative but questioned term used for a person or company who is a non practicing inventor, and buys and enforces patents against one or more alleged infringers in a manner considered by the target or observers as unduly aggressive or… … Wikipedia
patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 … Law dictionary
patent pending — n. A notice placed on an object informing others that its inventor has applied for a patent on it and is awaiting the government’s decision. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… … Law dictionary
patent defect — An obvious flaw in a product or a document (such as leaving out the property description in a deed). Compare: latent defect Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
patent — [pat′ nt; ] for adj. 2 4 & 8 [ pāt′ nt, pat′ nt; ] Brit usually [ pāt′ nt] adj. [ME < MFr & L: MFr patent < L patens, prp. of patere, to be open: see PATELLA] 1. a) open to examination by the public: said of a document granting some right… … English World dictionary
patent infringement — Under the Patents Act 1977, where the patented invention is a product, it is infringed if the infringer, without the patentee s permission, makes, disposes of, offers to dispose of, uses or commercialises products embodying the invention in the… … Law dictionary
Product activation — is a license validation procedure required by some proprietary computer software programs. In one form, product activation refers to a method invented by Ric Richardson and patented (US 5,490,216) by Uniloc where a software application hashes… … Wikipedia
Product certification — or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test… … Wikipedia