Public Use Bar
Most jurisdictions bar the issue of a patent to an …
Category: Litigation
Punitive Damages
The strict legal term is exemplary damages
Purposive Construction
A concept of claim construction in UK patent law establish …
Pyrrhic Cost Saving, Cost Cut
Pun on Phyrrhic Victory (i.e., a victory won at such …
Quash
Refers to suppressing a legal process, such as a complaint, …
Qui-Tam
In old English common law a citizen could bring a …
Quit-Claim
Near synonym for Release of Claims or Disclaimer.
Reads On
Colloquial term used to say that given product or process, …
Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) Terms
Terms used with respect to essential facilities and in standards …
Reasonable Efforts/Endevo[u]rs
See ‘Efforts’ Clause.