Protected Designation of Origin
Alternate term for Geographic Designation of Origin or GDO often …
Category: Intellectual Property
Protective Notice
One problem with freedom of information laws such as the …
Protective Order
An order, common in U.S. commercial litigation and international arbitration, …
Proto-droits, proto-rights
French term analogous to quasi-intellectual property
Protocol on Interpretation
Refers to a protocol to the EPC dealing with claim …
Provisional Application
Patent application filed in a hurry, usually without claims, because …
PTO
Abbreviation commonly used for the United States Patent and Trademark …
Public Domain
Refers to an item of what would otherwise be intellectual …
Public License
A license that usually allows the public to freely use …
Public Use Bar
Most jurisdictions bar the issue of a patent to an …