Patent & trademark

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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Declaration of incontestability

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A sworn statement, filed by the owner of a mark registered on the Principal Register, claiming “incontestable” rights in the mark for the goods/services specified. An “incontestable” registration is ...

Trademark image capture & retrieval system (TICRS)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A system used within the USPTO to scan, store and provide access to images of papers associated with trademark registrations.

Terminal disclaimer

Legal services; Patent & trademark

Also "TD": a statement filed by an owner under 35 USC § 253 (paragraph 2) and 37 CFR § 1.321(b) or (c) to disclaim or dedicate to the public the entire term or any portion of the term of a patent or ...

Informal application

Legal services; Patent & trademark

An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants. Please see the entry for ...

Notice of publication

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette. If the examining attorney assigned to an application raises no objections to ...

Oath

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A solemn declaration before another, complying with the laws of the state or country where made, that the document in which an applicant for patent declares that (1) he or she is the original or sole ...

Specimen

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A real-world example of how the mark is actually used on goods or in the offer of services. Labels, tags, or containers for goods are considered to be acceptable specimens of use for a trademark. ...