ICANN - see Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

IDS - see Information Disclosure Statement.

IFJ - see International Federation of Journalists.

IMF - see International Monetary Fund.

Implied in law contract - see Quasi Contract.

Indebitatus Assumpsit - refers to an assumpsit brought for the majority on an implied promise.

Indemnify - refers to when a party absolves another from damage, liability, or responsibility arising from a transaction.

Indemnity - refers to an agreement, a section of an agreement, or a clause of an agreement that provides that one party shall Indemnify another. An Indemnity may be conditional.

INNs - see International Nonproprietary Names.

INPADOC - see International Patent Documentation Center.

Instructional Text - refers to a literary, pictorial, or graphic work prepared for publication and with the purpose of use in systematic instructional activities.

INTA - see International Trademark Owners Association.

International Association for the Advancement and Teaching . . . - The International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property refers to an exclusive member organization of researchers and professor that aims to contribute to the advancement of teaching and research in the field of the law of intellectual property. The International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property pursues educational and scientific objectives. For the official web site of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property click here.

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law - refers to an independent intergovernmental organization. The general purpose of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is to coordinate the modernization and harmonization of law between States. It seeks to achieve this goal through studies, uniform laws, principles and publications. Although its name expresses the intent to unify private law the UNIDROIT organization has a strong focus on commercial law. It is headquartered in the Villa Aldobrandini in Rome. To visit the official UNIDROIT web site click here.

International Patent Documentation Center - refers to an international patent database, produced and maintained by the European Patent Office. The International Patent Documentation Center houses information regarding bibliographic data and legal information from participating countries. For more information, click here.

Internationale Vereinigung für die Förferung von Lehre und Forschung auf dem Gebiet des geistigen Eigentums - see International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property.

Interrogatory - refers to a formal written question that in most circumstances requires an answer under oath.

ISPI - see Italian Society for Intellectual Property.

ITC - see International Trade Commission.