- Industry: Legal services
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A two digit code representing a period of time. Application Filing Date - examples: 01/01/1979-12/31/1986 Series 06; 01/01/1987-12/31/1992 Series 07; 01/01/1993-12/31/1997 Series 08; 01/01/1998-November 2001 Series 09; December 2001-Present Series 10
Industry:Legal services
(also referred to as a Technology centre or TC) - a unit of several Group Art Units in the mechanical, electrical, chemical or design area, managed by one or more Group Directors. Groups are more properly referred to as Technology Centers, or TCs.
Industry:Legal services
A way of locating a word mark that is comprised of an alternative or intentionally corrupted spelling of an English word. The pseudo mark search locates spellings that are very similar or phonetically equivalent to the word mark.
Industry:Legal services
(for patent applications) supports secure electronic filing of Patent application documents via the Internet.
Industry:Legal services
A word or phrase that serves to link or create a relationship between one idea or concept and another.
Industry:Legal services
(may be abbreviated "AU," "GAU" or "Grp Art Unit" on Office correspondence) - a working unit responsible for a cluster of related patent art. Staffed by one supervisory patent examiner (SPE) and a number of patent examiners who determine patentability on applications for a patent. Group Art Units are currently identified by a four digit number, i.e., 1642.
Industry:Legal services
A word, name, symbol or device that is to indicate the source of the services and to distinguish them from the services of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. The terms "trademark" and "mark" are often used to refer to both trademarks and service marks.
Industry:Legal services
(may be referred to as a practitioner or representative) - an individual who is a member in good standing of the bar of any United States court or the highest court of any State and who is registered to practise before the Office.
Industry:Legal services
A written description of the invention and the manner and process of making and using the same
Industry:Legal services
(may be referred to as a practitioner or representative) - one who is not an attorney but is authorised to act for or in place of the applicant(s) before the Office, that is, an individual who is registered to practise before the Office.
Industry:Legal services
