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Glossary Terms Related To Reproduction & Copyright Topics
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Cybersquatting
Definition:
The practice of registering a well-known domain name (e.g. mcdonalds.com) in hopes of either selling it at a big profit to the trademark owner, or to help sell one's own goods to people confused by the similarity between the cybersquatter's web address and the trademark company's name.
Berne Convention
Definition:
The major multilateral copyright treaty, signed in Berne, Switzerland, in 1886. The Berne Convention, whose members form the Berne Union, is adhered to by nearly 150 nations, including the United States.
Overrun goods
Definition:
When a producer has authorization from an IPR holder to produce goods but exceeds the quantity, the excess goods are "overrun goods."
Trade Dress
Definition:
The totality of elements in which a product or service is packaged or presented, such as the shape and appearance of a product or container, or the cover of a book or magazine.
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.
Book
Definition:
A monograph or serial made up of text pages bound together in some fashion.
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