Janitor ProgramAn application which runs at scheduled intervals to manage business information by deleting, transferring, or archiving on-line data (such as email) which…
JavaSun Microsystems Java is a platform-independent, programming language for adding animation and other actions to websites.
Jaz DriveA removable disc drive. A Jaz drive holds up to 2 GB of data. Commonly used for backup storage as well as everyday use.
Jencks Act materialsThe Jencks Act requires the government to give defense counsel any prior statements of witnesses testifying for the government in a criminal case.
Jepson ClaimA claim that contains in its preamble subject matter that is in the prior art. MPEP 2137.01.
JoinderThe joining together of two or more offenses, or two or more defendants, in the same indictment for purposes of trial.
joint administrationA court-approved mechanism under which two or more cases can be administered together.
Joint and several liabilityA legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury, liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties…
Joint Applicationan application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons -- see MPEP 201.02 and MPEP 605.07 for more; also joint inventor
joint committeeCommittees including membership from both houses of Congress. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack…
Joint custodya form of child custody that grants both parents joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both joint legal custody and joint physical custody.
Joint InventionAn invention conceived by more than one person. See Inventor, Joint.
joint inventoran inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception of the invention…
joint meetingAn occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate meet together to hear an address by various dignitaries, such as foreign leaders.
joint petitionOne bankruptcy petition filed by a husband and wife together.
joint resolutionA legislative measure, designated "S. J. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, which requires the approval of both chambers and, with one…
joint sessionWhen the House and Senate meet together to conduct formal business or to hear an address by the President of the United States.
journalA chronological record of data processing operations that may be used to reconstruct a previous or an updated version of a file.
journalingA function of e-mail systems (such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes) that copies sent and received items into a second information store for…
JPEG(Joint Photographic Experts Group) An image compression standard for photographs.
JPTOSJournal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
judgeAn official with the authority and responsibility to preside in a court, try lawsuits and make legal rulings. Judges are attorneys.
Judge RequestA written document containing the Housing Court case number and the name of the party asking that their case be heard by a District Court judge instead of…
JudgmentA legal decision; when requiring debt repayment, a judgment may include a property lien that secures the creditor's claim by providing a collateral source.
Judgment as a matter of lawIn a case in which the plaintiff has failed to present on the facts of his case proper evidence for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the…
Judgment debtorOne who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judicial lienA lien created by order of a court, such as the lien of a judgment.
Judicial reviewThe authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government.
JudiciaryThe branch of government invested with judicial power to interpret and apply the law; the court system; the body of judges.
Jurisdiction(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same…
Jurisdiction, PersonalThe power or authority of a court to hear and try a case with respect to an individual.
JuryA certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for public offense.
Jury AdministratorThe court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.
Jury ForemanThe member of the jury, chosen first, acts as the chairman and spokesperson for the jury.
jury instructionsA judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the law governing the case.
Jury pollAfter a jury verdict is returned but before it is officially recorded, the jury may be polled at the request of either party.
jury poolThe group of people from which the actual jury is chosen. The jury pool is randomly selected from a source such as voter registration banks.
Jury selectionThe process by which the adversaries select a jury. The prosecutor and the defense attorney jointly select the jury by using challenges to eliminate those…