Kind-Code
Refers the letter designation placed after a patent publication by …
Category: Intellectual Property
Kludge
Technical, engineering and scientific slang for an ugly, crude and …
Knock-Off
Slang for counterfeit.
Knock-Out Reference
See X-Reference.
Know-How
Information used in manufacturing and processes that does not necessarily …
Knowledge Capital
Refers to the value to an employer of the on-the-job …
Kōkai
A published but unexamined Japanese patent application.
Kōkoku
An examined and allowed Japanese patent application, the strongest form …
Laboratory Notebook
See Inventor’s Notebook
Laches
Formerly a U.S. equitable defense based on prolonged acquiescence by …