- Industry: Legal services
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A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.
Industry:Legal services
A phrase that often appears on manufactured items. It means that someone has applied for a patent on an invention that is contained in the manufactured item. It serves as a warning that a patent may issue that would cover the item and that copiers should be careful because they might infringe if the patent issues. Once the patent issues, the patent owner will stop using the phrase "patent pending" and start using a phrase such as "covered by U.S. Patent Number XXXXXXX." Applying the patent pending phrase to an item when no patent application has been made can result in a fine.
Industry:Legal services
an application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications. The nonprovisional application establishes the filing date and initiates the examination process. A nonprovisional utility patent application must include a specification, including a claim or claims; drawings, when necessary; an oath or declaration; and the prescribed filing fee
Industry:Legal services
a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
Industry:Legal services
an application which is in essence a duplicate of a prior (earlier filed) application by the same applicant abandoned before the filing of the substitute (later filed) application; a substitute application does not obtain the benefit of the filing date of the prior application
Industry:Legal services
a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application was filed.
Industry:Legal services
an expression or phrase that has a defined meaning when used in a particular context or knowledge environment (such as the patenting process, pharmaceuticals, computers, etc.)
Industry:Legal services
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
Industry:Legal services
an internal OCIO group that reviews IT project development at critical stages for conformance with USPTO standards and guidance.
Industry:Legal services
