Geneva Phonograms Convention
Geneva Phonograms Convention

Geneva Phonograms Convention: The Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms, concluded at Geneva, Switzerland, on October 29, 1971.

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Generic Term
Generic Term

Generic Term: Common, everyday name for goods or services. Generic terms don't indicate source and can't function as trademarks, so they are not federally registrable or protectable.

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FY
FY

FY: Fiscal year. The federal fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following calendar year.

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FWC
FWC

FWC: File Wrapper Continuing application - a continuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional application filed under 37 CFR 1.62*, which uses the specification, drawings and oath or declaration from a prior nonprovisional application, which is complete as defined by 37 CFR 1.51(a)(1).

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Forms
Forms

Forms: Forms are provided as either official or unofficial (optional) formats to facilitate providing all information required to initiate desired procedures or respond to official procedural correspondence. Control numbers are assigned to identify each form and customers are usually instructed to locate forms by short form numbers rather than lengthy form titles.

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Foreign-Domiciled Trademark Applicant, Registrant, or Party:
Foreign-Domiciled Trademark Applicant, Registrant, or Party:

Foreign-Domiciled Trademark Applicant, Registrant, or Party: Individual or entity whose domicile isn't located in the United States or its territories. An individual's domicile is the place the person resides and intends to be the person's principal home. An entity's domicile is its principal place of business (headquarters) where the entity's senior executives or officers ordinarily direct and control the entity's activities.

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Foreign Registration Basis
Foreign Registration Basis

Foreign Registration Basis: Legal basis that can be used to file a U.S. trademark application if you have a foreign registration in your country of origin for the same trademark with the same goods and services. This filing basis is also called Section 44(e).

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Foreign Priority Claim
Foreign Priority Claim

Foreign Priority Claim: Under certain conditions and on fulfilling certain requirements, an application for a patent filed in the United States may be entitled to the benefit of the filing date of a prior application filed in a foreign country.

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Fixed
Fixed

Fixed: A tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in a copy or phonorecord, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration. A work consisting of sounds, images, or both, that are being transmitted, is "fixed" for purposes of this title if a fixation of the work is being made simultaneously with its transmission.

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