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Utility Patent
Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new, useful, and nonobvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.
Clearance
Definition:
Clearance is the permission from the author or owner of the copyrighted piece to another person, allowing them to exercise one or more of the exclusive rights, usually without a fee or charge.
Descriptive Term
Definition:
Is not considered to be inherently distinctive; to establish validity for registration or protection in court, it needs proof of acquired distinctiveness
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