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Patent Pending
Definition:
They are used by a manufacturer or seller of an article to inform the public that an application for patent on that article is on file in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The law imposes a fine on those who use these terms falsely to deceive the public.
Trademark
Definition:
A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. In short, a trademark is a brand name.
Government records
Definition:
Derivative work is based on modified preexisting works to which the copyright owner has the exclusive rights to. The piece of work resulting from derivative work, considered as a whole may be separately copyrightable.
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