First Inventor/User Defense
US infringement defense under section 273 of the Patent Act …
First Mover Advantage
Term used to describe the advantages that can accrue to …
First Refusal, Right of
Option on an asset or business under which the owner …
First Sale
Used for at least four different purposes: (a) as a …
First Use, First Commercial Use
See Commercial Use, First
First-to-File
Refers to the system of priority for patent applications used …
First-to-Invent
Refers to the system of priority for patent applications formerly …
Fishing Expedition
Pejorative term used in discovery to describe speculative discovery undertaken …
Five Freedoms
See Four/Five Freedoms.
Fixed, Fixation
Copyright arises when a creative work or expression is first …