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Patent & trademark
Terms related to patent and trademark applications and infringement litigations. A patent is a form of intellectual property and associated rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time. A trademark, on the other hand, is a distinctive mark or name used by an individual or business organization to identify and distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.
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Ex parte reexamination
Legal services; Patent & trademark
If the request for ex parte reexamination is filed by a third party and not the patent owner, the third party may not participate in the ex parte proceedings beyond the filing of a reply to the ...
Current filing basis
Legal services; Patent & trademark
In applications under §§1 and 44 of the Trademark Act, the applicant may claim more than one basis, and may add or substitute a basis after filing the application. The “current filing basis” means ...
Electronic business centre (EBC)
Legal services; Patent & trademark
Includes links to Patents EBC and Trademarks EBC a web page containing hyperlinks to all online systems for conducting electronic commerce with the USPTO
Design search code manual
Legal services; Patent & trademark
Lists the numerical codes for searching designs in the USPTO’s trademark database (TESS).
Final data capture (FDC)
Legal services; Patent & trademark
Once the fee, any correspondence, and/or drawings are matched with the application and all requirements have been met for issuance as a patent, the application is then forwarded to the Final Data ...
Demand
Legal services; Patent & trademark
Form PCT/IPEA/401, filed with an International Preliminary Examining Authority, demanding that an international application shall be the subject of an international preliminary examination.
International preliminary examination report (IPER)
Legal services; Patent & trademark
(Form PCT/IPEA/409), produced by an International Preliminary Examining Authority, is a preliminary and non-binding opinion on whether the invention claimed in an international application appears to ...
