Jack Gilbert

Asylum & Refugee Issues Asylum Law Immigration Law

What is asylum?

March 26, 2026

Asylum is legal protection that allows someone already in the U.S. or at a U.S. port of entry to stay because they fear persecution in...

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Deportation Defense Immigration Law Immigration Procedures

What is deportation?

March 26, 2026

Deportation is the formal removal of a non‑U.S. citizen from the United States for violating immigration law, often following an order of removal issued by...

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Intellectual Property Law Patent Law Patents and Trademarks

What is patent pending?

March 26, 2026

“Patent pending” means a patent application has been filed with the USPTO (or another patent office) and is awaiting examination; it is not an issued...

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Intellectual Property Law Patent Law Patents and Trademarks

What is a provisional patent application?

March 26, 2026

A provisional patent application is a USPTO filing that establishes an early priority date for your invention and gives you 12 months to file a...

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Green Card Process Immigration Law U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

What is a green card?

March 26, 2026

A U.S. green card is proof of lawful permanent resident status, allowing you to live and work in the United States indefinitely. Most green cards...

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Citizenship & Naturalization Immigration Law

What is naturalization?

March 26, 2026

Naturalization is the legal process that lets an eligible non‑U.S. citizen become a U.S. citizen after meeting requirements like age, lawful permanent residence, continuous residence,...

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Contract Law Contracts Legal Agreements & Contracts

What is a licensing agreement?

March 26, 2026

A licensing agreement is a written contract where a licensor grants a licensee permission to use specific intellectual property, typically in exchange for royalties or...

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Copyright Law Entertainment Law Intellectual Property

What is a royalty?

March 26, 2026

A royalty is a contract-based payment—often a percentage of revenue or a fixed per-unit fee—paid to an owner for the right to use their intellectual...

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Intellectual Property Law Patent Law Patents and Trademarks

What is prior art?

March 26, 2026

Prior art is any publicly available information—like patents, publications, products, or public use—that existed before a patent’s filing (or priority) date and can affect whether...

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Rights Patent Law

What is patent infringement?

March 26, 2026

Patent infringement is the unauthorized making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing of a patented invention, typically during a 20-year patent term. It can...

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Business & Brand Protection Intellectual Property Law Trademark Law

What is trade dress?

March 26, 2026

Trade dress is trademark protection for a product’s overall look and feel (including packaging and design) when consumers recognize it as coming from one source....

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Copyright Law Digital Copyright & Intellectual Property Internet Law

What is the DMCA?

March 26, 2026

The DMCA is a U.S. copyright law enacted in 1998 that sets rules for online copyright enforcement, including notice-and-takedown and platform safe harbor protections. It...

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