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1. Something valuable that an entity owns, benefits from, or has use of, in generating income. 2. Accounting: Something that an entity has acquired or purchased, and that has money […]
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In patent law, an inventor is the person, or persons in United States patent law, who contribute to the claims of a patentable invention. In some patent law frameworks, however, […]
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An invention is a new composition, device, or process. Invention can also be defined to include creative endeavors that extend beyond original, substantial improvements. An invention is also a new, […]
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The Department of Defense supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. See Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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The principal set of rules in the Federal Acquisition Regulations System. The FAR System governs the “acquisition process” by which executive agencies of the United States federal government acquire (i.e., […]
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The office of a research institution that handles the establishment and nurturing of research relationships between industry partners and a research institution and its faculty.
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An individual recognized by the Institute and the Principal Investigator (PI) as someone making a significant contribution to a project. The Co-Investigator is an individual that the PI relies on […]
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A person who is not a naturalized citizen of the country in which they are living.
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A significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a project, often triggering invoicing and payment obligations.
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