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Glossary Terms Related To Reproduction & Copyright Topics
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Fair use
Definition:
The purpose and character of the disputed use; the nature of the copyrighted work; the importance of the portion used in relation to the work as a whole; and the effect of the use on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Derivative Work
Definition:
A work based on a preexisting work that is changed, condensed, recast, or embellished in some way.
Generic Term
Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services. These terms are incapable of functioning as trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Principal Register under §2(f) or on the Supplemental Register.
Assignment
Definition:
A transfer of rights in intellectual property. An assignment of a patent, for example, is a transfer of sufficient rights so that the recipient has title to the patent.
Renewal
Definition:
The extension of a registration of a trademark or the extension of a copyright.
Secondary Meaning
Definition:
A meaning for a trademark or service mark that customers associate with a particular brand of products or services. For trade symbols that are not inherently distinctive, distinctiveness must be acquired in order to be protected by a trademark or service mark.
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