Federal Question Jurisdiction
US Federal Courts do not automatically have jurisdiction over cases …
Category: Intellectual Property
Field of Search
The technical area that is searched for prior art with …
Field of Use
Owners of intellectual property can grant licenses limiting the use …
Figure
Refers to the use of an image, drawing, or symbol …
File Wrapper
Colloquial phrase used to refer to the prosecution history of …
File Wrapper Estoppel
See Prosecution History Estoppel.
Filing Basis
Trademark law term which refers to the legal basis for …
Filing Document
See Pro-Forma Assignment, Filing Document
Fillipo Brunelleschi
The world’s first patent was arguably granted in 1421 to …
Fintiv Factors
A set of factors considered by the United States Patent …