A visa is an official authorization—typically stamped or issued electronically by a foreign government—that allows a non‑citizen to enter, stay in, or transit a country...
An H-1B visa is a U.S. work visa that lets eligible employers hire foreign professionals in specialty occupations for up to three years, typically extendable...
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...
“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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
