Sweat of the Brow Doctrine
A copyright concept that the mere expenditure of effort in …
Sweeper Clause
A clause designed to deal with rights or obligations not …
Swiss Form Claim
Section 54(5) of the European Patent Convention formerly precluded patent claims …
SWOT
Two meanings. • An archaic term of insult for a …
Symbol, Copyright, Trademark
Various symbols are used to indicate the legal status of …
Synchronization Royalties
Royalties paid for music reproduced in a television program or …
Synergistic Merger
Another term for a complimentary merger. The general justification for …
Synthetic Currency
There are three related meanings (i) a currency unit derived …
System Claim
An Apparatus Claim in which the invention usually consists of an …
System Integrator
See Integrator, System.