Bus Law Chap 8 Intellectual Property/internet Law

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certification mark

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a mark used by one or more persons, other than owner, to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality or accuracy of the owner's goods or services. (i.e. UL Listed, Good Housekeeping)

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collective mark

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a mark used by members of a co-op, assn, or other org to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or accuracy of specific goods or services. (i.e. labor unions)

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copyright

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the exclusive right of authors to publish, print, or sell an intellectual production for a statutory period of time. Like patent or trademark for works of art, literature & computer programs

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cyber mark

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a trademark in cyberspace

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cybersquatting

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the act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner.

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dilution

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a doctrine under which distinctive or famous trademarks are protected from certain unauthorized uses of the marks. 1995 FTDA

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distributed network

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a network that can be used by persons located around the country or globe to share computer files.

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domain name

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the series of letters and symbols used to identify site operators on the Internet; Internet addresses

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intellectual property

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property resulting from intellectual, creative processes. Patents, trademarks and copyrights are examples of intellectual property.

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meta tag

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words instered into a Web site's keywords field to increase the site's appearance in search engine results

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patent

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a government grant that gives an inventor the exclusive right or privilege to make, use, or sell his invention for a limited time period.

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Peer-to-peer networking

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the sharing of resources (such as files, hard drives, and processing styles) among multiple computers without necessarily requiring a central network server.

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service mark

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a mark used int he sale or the advertising servies, such as to distinguish the services of one person from the services of others. Titles & character names, etc, of radio/tv shows may be registered

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trade dress

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the image and overall appearance of a product - i.e. distinctive decor, menu, layout & style of service of a particular restaurant. subject to same protection as trademarks

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trade name

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ia term that is used to indication part or all of a business's name and directly related to the business's reputation and goodwill. (protected under common law)

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trade secret

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information or a process that gives a business an advantage over competitors wh do not know the information or process

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trademark

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a distinctive mark, motto, device, or implement, that a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods it produces so that they may be identified on the market and their origins made known.