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Certificate of registration

Official confirmation that your design, copyright or trade-mark has been registered.

Certification marks

Marks identifying goods or services meeting a defined standard (e.g., Wool Mark on clothing).

Claims

The basis for filing an application that allows for the determination of the person entitled to the registration of the mark.

Clearly descriptive

A mark that clearly describes some characteristic, feature, quality of the goods or services and that is therefore not registrable as a trademark.

Collective

Organization that administers rights granted by the copyright system on behalf of copyright owners who have joined that collective.

Compulsory license

The right granted by a local patent authority to one or more parties to produce a patented invention. These are granted under certain circumstances as a measure against abuse of patent rights.

Copyrights

Provide protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works, computer programs, and sound recordings.

Copyright Act

Federal legislation governing copyright in the United States.

Copyright infringement

Violation of copyright through unauthorized copying or use of a work or other subject matter under copyright.

Copyright Office

The federal government office responsible for registering copyrights and agreements affecting a copyright in the United States.