Utility Requirement
§101 of the United States patent statute (35 U.S.C. §101) …
Vacate [the Verdict], Motion to – Vacatur
A motion to a court, typically in a jury case, …
Vacatur
See Vacate [the Verdict], Motion to – Vacatur
Validity
Refers to whether an intellectual property right is properly granted …
Value Added Reseller, VAR
A class of authorized distributor or reseller who is allowed to …
Vanity Patent, Vanity Patenting
Phenomenon where the names of mostly only senior managers in …
Vaporware, Vapourware
Making false statements about a product or product feature that …
Veil Piercing
See Piercing the Corporate Veil.
Vendor Lock-In
See Lock-In (Consumer)
Vendor-First Clause
Provision in an agreement, typically a limited patent license, that provides …