Misappropriation

Definition:
A common-law form of unfair competition where the defendant has copied or appropriated some item or creation of the plaintiff that is not protected by either patent law, copyright law, trademark law, or any other traditional theory of exclusive rights.

Joint Authors

Definition:
The collaborating creators of a single copyrightable work who merge their separate contributions to the work. Joint authorship implies joint ownership of copyright in the work created.

Multiple Dependent Claim

Definition:
A dependent claim which further limits and refers back in the alternative to more than one preceding independent or dependent claim.

Unfair Competition

Definition:
Commercial conduct that the law views as unjust. A person injured by an act of unfair competition is entitled to relief in a civil action against the perpetrator of the act.

Publication

Definition:
The distribution of copies or phonorecords of a work to the public.

1992 MOU

Definition:
China agreed to provide improved protection for U.S. inventions and copyrighted works, including computer software and sound recordings, and trade secrets.

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