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Today's Terms
First to File
Definition:
Patents - a rule under which patent priority, and thus entitlement to a patent, is determined by which inventor was the first to file a patent application, rather than who was first to actually invent.
Declaration
Definition:
A document in which an applicant for patent declares, under penalty of fine or imprisonment, or both (18 USC 1001), that (1) he or she is the original or sole inventor.
Fair use
Definition:
A statutory exeption that allows the use of copyrighted work for cetain purposes without requiring permission
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