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Infringement

Design Patent: Violation of patent rights through unauthorized use of a design.

Trade-marks: Violation of trademark rights through unauthorized use of a trade-mark.

Patents: Making, using or selling an invention protected by a patent without the inventor's permission.

Intent-to-use

A statement indicating intention by the applicant to use a certain trademark and how that use will occur.

Intellectual property

A form of creative endeavor that can be protected through a trademark, patent, copyright or trade secret.