Law terms starting with I

190 terms

IAC Inventors Assistance Center (formerly Patent Assistance Center). 1-800-786-9199
IB International Bureau - the secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralizes information of various kinds relating to the protection of…
Ibidem (Abbr. Ib., ib., Ibid., or ibid.) In the same place, or case, or on the same page.
IC International Class - class(es) assigned to a mark under the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Agreement); used in the United…
icon In a GUI, a picture or drawing which is activated by clicking a mouse to command the computer program to perform a predefined series of events.
iConect or iConectnxt A LAN-based litigation document management software program, with features including search, case organization, and document review.
ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) The conversion of scanned images (bar codes or patterns of bits) to computer recognizable codes (ASCII characters and files) by means of software/programs…
ID short for "ibid", meaning same as previously cited
Id est (Abbr. i.e.) That is; that is to say.
IDC Initial Data Capture Initial Data Capture (IDC) is the first phase of the publication process for a patent where the patent file is electronically…
IDE Integrated Development Environment
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) An engineering standard for interfacing PCs and hard discs.
Idem (Abbr. Id.) The very same, exactly this.
identification of goods and/or services a written statement of the goods and/or services included in an application. Every application must include an identification of goods and/or services.
IDS -- see Information Disclosure Statement
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) An international association which sponsors meetings, publishes a number of journals and establishes standards.
IFW Image File Wrapper -- an electronic version of a patent application, including image and/or text versions of the bibliographic information, all papers as…
IG Inspector General - 57 statutory OIGs were created by an act of Congress in 1978 to independently detect fraud or instances of waste, abuse or misuse of…
ILM Information lifecycle management.
Image To image a hard drive is to make an identical copy of the hard drive, including empty sectors.
Image Enabling A software function that creates links between existing applications and stored images.
Image File Format See File Format and Format.
Image Key The name of a file created when a page is scanned in a collection.
Image Processing To capture an image or representation, usually from electronic data in native format, enter it in a computer system, and process and manipulate it.
Image Processing Card (IPC) A board mounted in the computer, scanner or printer that facilitates the acquisition and display of images.
Images (also forensic images or mirror images) A bit-by-bit duplicate of a backup tape or hard drive that is forensically sound.
Images (or Forensic Duplicates or Mirror Images) A bit-by-bit duplicate of a backup tape or hard drive that is forensically sound.
Immigrants Persons who come into a foreign country or region to live.
Immigration The entry of foreign persons into a country to live permanently.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) A federal agency which regulates immigration and naturalization of aliens.
Immunity (ih-MYOO-nih-tee) The condition of being protected against an infectious disease.
Impeach In a criminal case, to impeach is to challenge the credibility or validity of the testimony of a witness.
impeachment A criminal proceeding against a public official.
Impeachment of a witness An attack on the credibility (believability) of a witness, through evidence introduced for that purpose.
Impedir Obstaculizar, prohibir
Implied contract A contract not created or evidenced by the explicit agreement of the parties but one inferred by law.
Import Data brought into an environment or application which has been exported from another environment or application.
Imprisonment The placement of an individual in a jail or prison.
Improvement Patent A patent claiming an invention that is an improvement or modification of an invention claimed in a prior patent.
In actu In reality.
In ambiguo Ambiguous; in doubt.
In camera In chambers, or in private. A hearing in camera takes place outside of the presence of the jury and the public.
In curia In court.
In esse In being; to be.
In extenso In full length; verbatim.
In extremis At point of death; in extremity.
In facto In fact or in deed.
in forma pauperis As a poor person; a pauper.
In futuro In the future.
In hoc In this regard; in this.
In initio In the beginning.
In limine At the beginning; the threshold.
In loco In the proper place or location.
In loco parentis In the place of a parent.
In medias res Into the midst of things.
In pari delicto Of equal fault or guilt.
In personam Against a certain person; against the person.
In propria persona Persons who present their own case without lawyers. See pro se.
In re In the matter of.
In rem Against the thing.
In situ (in si'too) the natural or normal place; confined to the site of origin without invasion or spread to neighboring tissues.
In toto The whole; entirely.
Inactive Record Inactive records are those Records related to closed, completed, or concluded activities.
Inadmissible That which, under the rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received as evidence.
Incapacity Lack of legal ability to act; disability, incompetence; lack of adequate power.
Incarceration Imprisonment in a jail, prison or penitentiary.
Incompetent One who lacks ability, legal qualification or fitness to manage his/her own affairs.
incontestability -- see Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability
Incorporation by Reference To supplement the the disclosure of a patent application by making a specific statement in the application that other material is to be considered to be…
Inculpatory Evidence Evidence which tends to show the defendant’s guilt.
Indefinite Claim A claim that fails to particulary point out the claimed invention. MPEP 706.03(d), MPEP 2171, MPEP 2173.
Indefiniteness The opposite of definiteness. See Definiteness.
indefiniteness of claim Section 112 of the Patent Statute requires that the claims be sufficiently definite so as to provide a standard by which a third party could, with some…
Indemnity from Suit A situation in which one party has agreed to sue another party, e.g., for patent infringement.
independent claim a claim that does not refer back to or depend on another claim.
Indeterminate sentence A sentence of imprisonment to a specified minimum and maximum period of time, specifically authorized by statute, subject to termination by a parole board…
Index Statistical measure of the state of the stock market or economy based on the performance of stocks or other components.
Index/Coding Fields Database fields used to categorize and organize documents. Often user-defined, these fields can be used for searches.
indexing Universal term for Coding and Data Entry.
Indictment A written accusation by a grand jury charging a person with a felony. See information.
Indigent Needy or impoverished.
Indignities An indignity is conduct which renders the other spouse's condition intolerable and life burdensome.
Individual Custodian An individual employee may be the custodian of ESI located on his/her local computer(s), hard drives, media as well as specific network storage locations…
Inducement to Infringe An act that encourages another party to infringe a patent.
Infinito Perpetually; to infinity.
informal application an application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date.
Information Accusatory document, filed by a prosecutor, detailing misdemeanor charges against a party.
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) a list of all patents, publications, U.S. applications, or other information submitted for consideration by the Office in a non-provisional patent…
Informe previo a la sentencia Un informe presentado al tribunal por el Departamento de Libertad Vigilada (Department of Probation), el cual contiene información acerca de los…
Infra Beneath; below.
Infraction A violation of law not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses generally are considered infractions.
infrastructure An basic underlying framework or features of a system.
Infringe To make, use or sell a patented invention in the jurisdiction and during the term of a patent.
Infringed Literally A situation wherein an issued patent is infringed (practiced without a license to do so) by a product or process that has all of features of the invention…
infringement -- see patent infringement
Infringement By Equivalents Infringement in the situation that the infringing product or process does not have exactly the same features as the invention claimed in the patent but…
Infringement Under Doctrine of Equivalents See Infringement By Equivalents.
Inherency Present in the essential character of something. MPEP 2173.05(v).
Inheritance tax A tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.
Initial appearance The first hearing in court before a referee/judge. This is similar to an arraignment hearing on criminal cases.