Tradenark Glossary Terms - helpful related terms
eTEAS
Definition:
Electronic Trademark Examination Application System - electronic trademark filing system. It allows the public to complete various trademark filings and transactions on-line.
Contributory Infringement
Definition:
Indirect infringement of intellectual property rights in which one person contributes to the direct act of infringement of another.
Change Of Name
Definition:
Owners of trademark applications and registrations change their names, even though the actual ownership of the application or registration has not been transferred.
Trade Secret
Definition:
A trade secret includes proprietary knowledge and other confidential information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.
Washington Treaty
Definition:
China was among the first countries to sign this treaty, but the United States and Japan did not sign it due to disagreements with compulsory licences, the treatment of innocent infringement, and the protection of designs when they are incorporated in industrial products.
First Sale Doctrine
Definition:
An exception to the exclusive right of a copyright owner to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work.
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