A document that grants to an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention or other intellectual property during the term of the patent

Comprises all intellectual property whose protection has expired - people can use any aspect of the device in their own invention free of charge

Must not contain prior art - must fit into one of five classes (machine, a process, articles of manufacture, a composition, or new use of one of the four categories) - must be unobvious - must have utility

Status of an invention between the time a patent application has been filed and when it is issued or rejected

A legal device that protects original works of authors

A word, symbol, design, or color that a business uses to identify itself or something it sells

A word, symbol or design that describes a service business

A legal document giving official permission to run a business

A certificate that shoes you have the necessary education and training to do a job

A binding legal agreement between two or more persons or parties

Is what is exchanged for the promise

Is the legal ability to enter into a biding agreement

Federal agency charged with protecting the rights of employees

The right of an employee to sue his or her employer for damages if he or she is terminated for an unacceptable reason

The charging of different prices for the same product or service in different markets

A group of laws that regulates commercial business transactions

A guarantee about the quality of goods or services purchased that is not written down or explicitly spoken

An illegal way of selling that involves advertising a products at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

FICA stands for