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  1. Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) Software that automatically migrates files from on-line to near-line storage media, usually on the basis of the age or frequency of use of the files.
  2. histology (his-TAH-loh-jee) The study of tissues and cells under a microscope.
  3. HLA One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body's immune response to foreign…
  4. Hoc With or this.
  5. Hold Used to indicate that a certain amount of a customer's balance may not be withdrawn until an item has been collected, or until a specific check or debit…
  6. Holorith encoded data on aperture cards or old-style punch cards that contained encoded data.
  7. home copy a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application…
  8. Homicide The killing of one human by another, first-degree is the most serious, involves premeditation.
  9. Horizontal De-duplication A way to identify documents that are duplicated across multiple custodians or other production data sets. See De-Duplication.
  10. host In a network, the central computer which controls the remote computers and holds the central databases.
  11. Hostile witness A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls the person as a witness.
  12. Housing Rules These are the Rules that set out some, but not all, of the procedures that must be followed in Housing Court.
  13. how to make This is part of the obligation to provide a disclosure in the patent application that would enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention…
  14. how to use This is a similar standard to the "how-to-make" standard and relates to the use aspect of an invention, if appropriate.
  15. HP-PCL & HPGL Hewlett-Packard graphics file formats.
  16. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) The tag-based ASCII language used to create pages on the Web.
  17. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers…
  18. Hub A network device that connects multiple computers/peripherals together and allows them to share data.
  19. Hung jury A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.
  20. hyperlink A link - usually appearing as a highlighted word or picture within a hypertext document - that when clicked changes the active view, possibly to another…
  21. HyperText Text that includes links or shortcuts to other documents or views, allowing the reader to easily jump from one view to a related view in a non-linear…
  22. Hypostasis the pooling of blood as it accumulates at the lowest parts of the body, being pulled down by gravity; is a method of determining the position of the body…
  23. Hypothermia this situation occurs when the core temperature of one's body falls below normal.
  24. hypothetical person skilled in the art The standard applied under Section 103 of the Patent Statute is whether the invention would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to one…
  25. IAC Inventors Assistance Center (formerly Patent Assistance Center). 1-800-786-9199
  26. IB International Bureau - the secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralizes information of various kinds relating to the protection of…
  27. Ibidem (Abbr. Ib., ib., Ibid., or ibid.) In the same place, or case, or on the same page.
  28. IC International Class - class(es) assigned to a mark under the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Agreement); used in the United…
  29. 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.
  30. iConect or iConectnxt A LAN-based litigation document management software program, with features including search, case organization, and document review.
  31. 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…
  32. ID short for "ibid", meaning same as previously cited
  33. Id est (Abbr. i.e.) That is; that is to say.
  34. 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…
  35. IDE Integrated Development Environment
  36. IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) An engineering standard for interfacing PCs and hard discs.
  37. Idem (Abbr. Id.) The very same, exactly this.
  38. 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.
  39. IDS -- see Information Disclosure Statement
  40. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) An international association which sponsors meetings, publishes a number of journals and establishes standards.
  41. IFW Image File Wrapper -- an electronic version of a patent application, including image and/or text versions of the bibliographic information, all papers as…
  42. 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…
  43. ILM Information lifecycle management.
  44. Image To image a hard drive is to make an identical copy of the hard drive, including empty sectors.
  45. Image Enabling A software function that creates links between existing applications and stored images.
  46. Image File Format See File Format and Format.
  47. Image Key The name of a file created when a page is scanned in a collection.
  48. 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.
  49. Image Processing Card (IPC) A board mounted in the computer, scanner or printer that facilitates the acquisition and display of images.
  50. Images (also forensic images or mirror images) A bit-by-bit duplicate of a backup tape or hard drive that is forensically sound.
  51. Images (or Forensic Duplicates or Mirror Images) A bit-by-bit duplicate of a backup tape or hard drive that is forensically sound.
  52. Immigrants Persons who come into a foreign country or region to live.
  53. Immigration The entry of foreign persons into a country to live permanently.
  54. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) (INS) A federal agency which regulates immigration and naturalization of aliens.
  55. Immunity (ih-MYOO-nih-tee) The condition of being protected against an infectious disease.
  56. Impeach In a criminal case, to impeach is to challenge the credibility or validity of the testimony of a witness.
  57. impeachment A criminal proceeding against a public official.
  58. Impeachment of a witness An attack on the credibility (believability) of a witness, through evidence introduced for that purpose.
  59. Impedir Obstaculizar, prohibir
  60. Implied contract A contract not created or evidenced by the explicit agreement of the parties but one inferred by law.
  61. Import Data brought into an environment or application which has been exported from another environment or application.
  62. Imprisonment The placement of an individual in a jail or prison.
  63. Improvement Patent A patent claiming an invention that is an improvement or modification of an invention claimed in a prior patent.
  64. In actu In reality.
  65. In ambiguo Ambiguous; in doubt.
  66. In camera In chambers, or in private. A hearing in camera takes place outside of the presence of the jury and the public.
  67. In curia In court.
  68. In esse In being; to be.
  69. In extenso In full length; verbatim.
  70. In extremis At point of death; in extremity.
  71. In facto In fact or in deed.
  72. in forma pauperis As a poor person; a pauper.
  73. In futuro In the future.
  74. In hoc In this regard; in this.
  75. In initio In the beginning.
  76. In limine At the beginning; the threshold.
  77. In loco In the proper place or location.
  78. In loco parentis In the place of a parent.
  79. In medias res Into the midst of things.
  80. In pari delicto Of equal fault or guilt.
  81. In personam Against a certain person; against the person.
  82. In propria persona Persons who present their own case without lawyers. See pro se.
  83. In re In the matter of.
  84. In rem Against the thing.
  85. In situ (in si'too) the natural or normal place; confined to the site of origin without invasion or spread to neighboring tissues.
  86. In toto The whole; entirely.
  87. Inactive Record Inactive records are those Records related to closed, completed, or concluded activities.
  88. Inadmissible That which, under the rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received as evidence.
  89. Incapacity Lack of legal ability to act; disability, incompetence; lack of adequate power.
  90. Incarceration Imprisonment in a jail, prison or penitentiary.
  91. Incompetent One who lacks ability, legal qualification or fitness to manage his/her own affairs.
  92. incontestability -- see Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability
  93. 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…
  94. Inculpatory Evidence Evidence which tends to show the defendant’s guilt.
  95. Indefinite Claim A claim that fails to particulary point out the claimed invention. MPEP 706.03(d), MPEP 2171, MPEP 2173.
  96. Indefiniteness The opposite of definiteness. See Definiteness.
  97. 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…
  98. Indemnity from Suit A situation in which one party has agreed to sue another party, e.g., for patent infringement.
  99. independent claim a claim that does not refer back to or depend on another claim.
  100. 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…

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