Helpful Terms and Definitions
Enforceability Of Patent
Definition:
The right of the patent owner to bring an infringement suit against a party who, without permission, makes, uses or sells the claimed invention. The period of enforceability of a patent is the length of the term of the patent plus the six years under the statute of limitations for bringing an infringement action.
Drawing
Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Definition:
Provides a mechanism by which an applicant can file a single application that, when certain requirements have been fulfilled, is equivalent to a regular national filing in each designated Contracting State. There are currently over 112 PCT Contracting States.
WCT
Definition:
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WCT): The WCT is an international treaty that was negotiated in 1996 to protect authors' copyrights on the Internet.
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