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Definitions[]

Domain name[]

See Domain name registration

Intellectual property[]

Registration is

[a] formal procedure for obtaining an IP right typically requiring an application and examination of that application. Certain IP rights such as copyright are available automatically without the need for registration. Patent applications in some countries may simply be registered after a basic check.[1]

Security[]

Registration is

[t]he process through which a party applies to become a subscriber of a CSP and an RA validates the identity of that party on behalf of the CSP.[2]

U.S. copyright law[]

Registration means "a registration of a claim in the original or the renewed and extended term of copyright."[3]

U.S. trademark law[]

See Trademark registration.

References[]

  1. Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy, Glossary.
  2. NIST, Electronic Authentication Guideline 7 (NIST Special Publication 800-63) (Apr. 2006) (full-text).
  3. 17 U.S.C. §101.

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