Patent trollUn patent troll (en français « troll des brevets », ou plus rarement « chasseur de brevets ») est, dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle et plus précisément dans celui de la concession de licences (licensing), une société ou une personne physique qui utilise la concession de licence et le litige de brevets comme principale activité économique. Cette notion fait aujourd'hui l'objet de nombreux articles universitaires, ce qui s'accompagne d'un usage de plus en plus fréquent par les cours de justice.
Non-functional requirementIn systems engineering and requirements engineering, a non-functional requirement (NFR) is a requirement that specifies criteria that can be used to judge the operation of a system, rather than specific behaviours. They are contrasted with functional requirements that define specific behavior or functions. The plan for implementing functional requirements is detailed in the system design. The plan for implementing non-functional requirements is detailed in the system architecture, because they are usually architecturally significant requirements.
Modèle déposéIn the United States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of an article of manufacture. Design patents are a type of industrial design right. Ornamental designs of jewelry, furniture, beverage containers (Fig. 1) and computer icons are examples of objects that are covered by design patents. A similar intellectual property right, a registered design, can be obtained in other countries. In Kenya, Japan, South Korea and Hungary, industrial designs are registered after performing an official novelty search.
Patent prosecutionPatent prosecution describes the interaction between applicants and their representatives, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre-grant prosecution, which involves arguing before, and sometimes negotiation with, a patent office for the grant of a patent, and post-grant prosecution, which involves issues such as post-grant amendment and opposition. Patent prosecution is distinct from patent litigation, which describes legal action relating to the infringement of patents.
Office des brevets du JaponL’Office des brevets du Japon 特許庁, en anglais Japan Patent Office ou JPO, est une agence gouvernementale japonaise chargée de la propriété industrielle, sous la direction du Ministère japonais de l'Économie, du Commerce et de l'Industrie. L’Office des brevets du Japon est situé à Kasumigaseki (arrondissement de Chiyoda, Tokyo). Il est l’un des plus importants offices des brevets au monde. La mission de l’Office des brevets du Japon est de promouvoir la croissance économique et industrielle japonaise en prenant en charge les aspects légaux associés aux brevets, au design et aux marques déposées.
Requirements engineeringRequirements engineering (RE) is the process of defining, documenting, and maintaining requirements in the engineering design process. It is a common role in systems engineering and software engineering. The first use of the term requirements engineering was probably in 1964 in the conference paper "Maintenance, Maintainability, and System Requirements Engineering", but it did not come into general use until the late 1990s with the publication of an IEEE Computer Society tutorial in March 1997 and the establishment of a conference series on requirements engineering that has evolved into the International Requirements Engineering Conference.
Conseil en propriété industrielleEn France, la profession de Conseil en propriété industrielle (CPI) est une profession règlementée par le livre IV du Code de la propriété intellectuelle, qui possède la capacité de représenter ses clients auprès de l'INPI en vue du dépôt et du suivi des droits de propriété industrielle et droits annexes, ainsi que la capacité de produire des consultations juridiques et des actes sous sein privé dans ce domaine. Les droits de propriété industrielle principaux sont les brevets d'invention et les marques de produits ou de services.
Software requirementsSoftware requirements for a system are the description of what the system should do, the service or services that it provides and the constraints on its operation. The IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology defines a requirement as: A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective. A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document.
Avocat (métier)En droit, l'avocat est un juriste dont les fonctions traditionnelles sont de conseiller, représenter, d'assister et de défendre ses clients, personnes physiques ou morales, en justice, en plaidant pour faire valoir leurs droits. Par ailleurs, l'avocat s'acquitte d'une fonction de conseil mais aussi de rédacteur d'actes. Les avocats représentent et défendent leurs clients dans des affaires aussi diverses qu’un divorce, une succession, un litige, un vol, un crime.
Business requirementsBusiness requirements, also known as stakeholder requirements specifications (StRS), describe the characteristics of a proposed system from the viewpoint of the system's end user like a CONOPS. Products, systems, software, and processes are ways of how to deliver, satisfy, or meet business requirements. Consequently, business requirements are often discussed in the context of developing or procuring software or other systems. Three main reasons for such discussions: A common practice is to refer to objectives, or expected benefits, as 'business requirements.
