Intellectual Property terms starting with W

17 terms

  1. WCT WIPO Copyright Treaty
  2. willful infringement Conduct that constitutes an illegal use of another's patented invention where the infringer has no reasonable basis for believing that its actions are…
  3. window close time period after which a utility patent (that issues from an application filed on or after 12 December 1980) expires if a maintenance fee has not been…
  4. window open time period when a maintenance fee can be paid with or without a surcharge. -- see MPEP 2506
  5. WINS Windows Internet Naming Service
  6. WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization an intergovernmental organization of the United Nations system.
  7. Withdrawal A withdrawal is money you take out of your banking, brokerage firm, or other accounts.
  8. withdrawn claim a non-elected claim "Withdrawn" is the status identifier that should be used for claims that were not elected (chosen by the applicant to remain under…
  9. withdrawn patent an allowed application for patent in which the applicant files correspondence to withdraw the patent from issue; ;thus preventing it from issuing on the…
  10. word mark a type of trademark comprised of text
  11. work-for-hire When one is specifically hired to complete a task, such as write a discrete computer program, the resulting product is said to be a Work-for-Hire and thus…
  12. Worked or Working The condition of having met a country's requirement that an invention be put to use in some way.
  13. workflow the "flow of work" Workflow diagrams are a formal way to identify procedural steps and the logic employed in a process used to complete a task or job.
  14. workflow incoming amendment IFW from Public PAIR/IFW - designates the point in time when an amendment is received in the Office and the paper scanning process may be started at the…
  15. WPPT WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  16. Written Description A description (disclosure) of an invention that is written in a patent application.
  17. WTO World Trade Organization -- see MORE INFO about International Intellectual Property protection