Backward Innovation
Developing a less sophisticated, de-featured version of a product for …
Bad Faith
This has multiple meanings: In trademark law it refers to …
Bad Profits
See NPS.
Bag of Snakes/Can of Worms
Slang expression describing a situation which, on examination, proves to …
Baker v. Selden
A leading, 1879 US Supreme Court Decision that established the Idea/Expression …
Balancing Fee
A “net royalty” or license-fee paid in a cross-license situation by …
Bank of Boeing
Nickname for the Export Import (ExIm) Bank of the United …
Bankruptcy Cascade
When large businesses enter bankruptcy, the pervasiveness of their unpaid …
Bare [Bones] Patent License
A patent license that consists of only patent(s) with no …
Barriers to Entry
The presence or lack of presence of significant barriers to …