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Glossary Terms Related To Reproduction & Copyright Topics
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Copyright
Definition:
An exclusive right granted or conferred by the government on the creator of a work to exclude others from reproducing it, adapting it, distributing it to the public, performing it in public, or displaying it in public.
Economic Espionage Act
Definition:
A U.S. statute, adopted in 1996, which provides criminal penalties for the theft of trade secrets. The EEA makes it illegal to steal or fraudulently obtain trade secrets for the benefit of a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent and steal trade secrets that benefit "anyone other than the owner."
Infringement
Definition:
An invasion of one of the exclusive rights of intellectual property. Infringement of a utility patent involves the making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing of a patented product or process without permission.
"Citation"
Definition:
A written reference/description unique to an individual work. Primary elements of a citation include the name of the author, the title, the place of publication, the publisher's name, the date of publication, and a journal or chapter title, designation of the location, page number, or Web page of a reference.
Book
Definition:
A monograph or serial made up of text pages bound together in some fashion.
Cancellation Proceeding
Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark. The proceeding may only be filed after issuance of a registration. A petition for cancellation may be filed by any person who believes that he or she is or will be damaged by the registration of the mark.
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