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  1. uphold The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. Also called “affirm.”
  2. Upload To send a file from one computer to another via modem, network, or serial cable.
  3. UPR Utility, Plant, and Reissue -- see patent for more
  4. Urban A city or town.
  5. URI (Uniform Resource Indicator) A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource.
  6. URL (Uniform Resource Locators) the addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be…
  7. US United States
  8. USC United States Code -- see MORE INFO
  9. use in commerce For the purpose of obtaining federal registration, "commerce" means all commerce that the U.S.
  10. use-based application There are 4 filing bases on which an application may be based. One filing basis is use of the mark in commerce (the other three are filing based on an…
  11. Useful Having some practical utility; fit for some desirable practical or commercial purpose. One of the three requirements for patentability under U.S. law.
  12. user fees An excise tax, often in the form of a license or supplemental charge, levied to fund a public service.
  13. User-Added Metadata Data or work product created by a user while reviewing a document, including annotations and subjective coding information.
  14. USPS United States Postal Service
  15. USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office, designation became effective April 3, 2000; a result of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
  16. USTR United States Trade Representative -- see International Intellectual Property for more
  17. Usury Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan.
  18. Utility See Useful.
  19. Utility Model A type of patent available in some countries that requires less inventiveness than necessary to obtain a patent.
  20. Utility Patent may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new, useful, and nonobvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or…
  21. utility patent application protect useful processes, machines, articles of manufacture, and compositions of matter. -- see also application (patent)
  22. Uxor Wife.
  23. Uxor et vir Wife and husband.
  24. V.32bis The ITU (see ITU) standard for 14.4 kbs modem communications.
  25. V.34 The proposed ITU (see ITU) standard for 28.8 kbs modem communications.
  26. Vacantia bona Goods without an owner; unclaimed goods.
  27. Vacate To set aside.
  28. Valid Sound and justified; meeting the test of patentability.
  29. Validate In the context of this document, confirm or ensure well grounded logic, and true and accurate determinations.
  30. Validation is the process of performing a set of experiments that establish the efficacy and reliability of a technique or procedure or modification thereof.
  31. Validity The issue of whether a patent is valid. See Valid.
  32. VAR/VAD/VASD Value-Added Reseller/Value-Added Dealer/Value-Added Specialty Distributor. Companies or people who sell computer hardware or software and add-value in the…
  33. VDT (Video Display Terminal) generic name for all display terminals.
  34. vector any living creature that transmits an infectious agent to humans.
  35. Vel Whether; or.
  36. Vel non Or not.
  37. Vendor-Added Metadata Data created and maintained by the electronic discovery vendor as a result of processing the document.
  38. Venire A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors. See venire facias in Foreign Words Glossary.
  39. Venire facias Writ used in summoning jurors.
  40. venue The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  41. Verbatim Coding Extracting data from documents in a collection in a way that matches exactly as the information appears in the documents.
  42. Verdict A conclusion, as to fact or law, that forms the basis for the judgment of the jury or the court. See Judgment as a Matter of Law.
  43. Verification To confirm the truth or correctness of something. Vitreous humor – The ocular fluid (from within the eye) that is often used as a sample for testing in…
  44. Verified Statement/Showing A verfied statement is one made with the stated knowledge that false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, and may…
  45. Version, Record Version A particular form or variation of an earlier or original record. For electronic records the variations may include changes to file format, metadata or…
  46. Versus (Abbr. v. or vs.) Against.
  47. Vertical De-Duplication Dupli
  48. Veterans Administration (VA) The federal agency responsible for the VA loan guaranty program as well as other services for eligible veterans.
  49. veto The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into…
  50. VGA (Video Graphics Adapter) A PC industry standard, first introduced by IBM in 1987, for color video displays. The minimum dot (pixel) display is 640 by 480 by 16 colors.
  51. vice president Under the Constitution, the Vice President serves as President of the Senate. He may vote in the Senate in the case of a tie, but is not required to.
  52. Vice versa The order is changed; in alternative order.
  53. Victim A person who is the object of the crime.
  54. victim advocate work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
  55. Video Arraignment A Video Arraignment System is comprised of an advanced networking infrastructure, often fiber-optic cable that connects the courthouse with the jail.
  56. Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) concentrates on computer video standards.
  57. Video Scanner Interface A type of device used to connect scanners with computers. Scanners with this interface require a scanner control board designed by Kofax, Xionics or…
  58. Violation A crime of a less serious nature than a felony or misdemeanor. In Delaware, the statute a person is charged with normally states whether it is a…
  59. Vir Husband.
  60. Vir et uxor Husband and wife (also sometimes seen et ux).
  61. Virtual Private Network VPN, A virtually private network that is constructed by using public wires to connect nodes
  62. Virus (VY-rus) In medicine, a very simple microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease.
  63. Visa An official endorsement on a document or passport denoting that the bearer may proceed.
  64. Vital Record A record that is essential to the organizations operation or to the reestablishment of the organization after a disaster.
  65. Viva voce By oral testimony; a living voice.
  66. Vivos Living. See inter vivos.
  67. Vlog (Videoblog) A vlog is a Weblog that uses video as its primary medium for distributing content.
  68. voice vote A vote in which the Presiding Officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the…
  69. Void Invalid; a void agreement is one for which there is no remedy.
  70. Voidable Capable of being declared invalid; a voidable contract is one where a person may avoid an obligation, as a contract between an adult and a minor.
  71. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Telephonic capability across an IP connection; increasingly used in place of standard telephone systems.
  72. Voir dire The preliminary examination made in court of a witness or juror to determine his/her competency or interest in a matter. Literally, to speak the truth.
  73. Volume Volume is the number of shares traded in a company's stock or in an entire market over a specified period, typically a day.
  74. Volume Boot Sector When a partition is formatted to create a volume, a volume boot sector is created to store information about the volume.
  75. Voluntary bankruptcy A proceeding by which a debtor voluntarily asks for a discharge of his/her debts under the Bankruptcy Code.
  76. voluntary filing A bankruptcy case that the debtor initiates.
  77. voluntary transfer A transfer of a debtor's property with the debtor's consent.
  78. vote Unless rules specify otherwise, the Senate may agree to any question by a majority of Senators voting, if a quorum is present.
  79. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A secure network that is constructed by using public wires to connect nodes. For example, there are a number of systems that enable creation of networks…
  80. Waiver Under the conflict of interest statute, 18 U.S.C. § 208, a waiver permits an employee to participate in specified Government matters which would…
  81. Waiver of immunity A means authorized by statute by which a witness, before testifying or producing evidence, may relinquish the right to refuse to testify against himself…
  82. warrant A certificate giving the holder the right to purchase a security (such as a stock) at a set price within a specified period of time.
  83. Warranty A promise that a proposition of fact is true.
  84. Warranty Deed A document protecting a homebuyer against any and all claims to the property.
  85. Water rights The right to use water.
  86. WAV File extension name for Windows sound files. .WAV files can reach 5 Megabytes for one minute of audio.
  87. WCT WIPO Copyright Treaty
  88. Web site A collection of Uniform Resource Indicators (URIs, including URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)) in the control of one administrative entity.
  89. whips Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences.
  90. Will A will is a legal document you use to transfer assets you have accumulated during your lifetime to the people and institutions you want to have them after…
  91. 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…
  92. 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…
  93. window open time period when a maintenance fee can be paid with or without a surcharge. -- see MPEP 2506
  94. Windows Mail Microsoft e-mail program included in Windows Vista as a successor to Outlook Express.
  95. Windows Swap (Page) File Microsoft Windows-based computer operating systems utilize a special file as a "scratch pad" to write data when additional random access memory is needed…
  96. WINS Windows Internet Naming Service
  97. Wipe Slang term for deliberately overwriting a piece of media and removing any trace of files or files fragments.
  98. WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization an intergovernmental organization of the United Nations system.
  99. With prejudice A declaration which dismisses all rights. A judgment barring the right to bring or maintain an action on the same claim or cause.
  100. Withdrawal A withdrawal is money you take out of your banking, brokerage firm, or other accounts.

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