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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Request for continued examination (RCE)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A request filed in an application in which prosecution is closed (e.g., the application is under final rejection or a notice of allowance) that is filed to reopen prosecution and continue examination ...

Blackout period

Legal services; Patent & trademark

The period between the date the examining attorney approves the mark for publication and the date of issuance of the Notice of Allowance. The applicant may not file an Allegation of Use during this ...

International bureau (IB)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

The secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralises information of various kinds relating to the protection of intellectual property.

Statement of use (SOU)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorised to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce. With a statement of use, the owner must submit: (1) a ...

Application number (patent)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

The unique number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. The application number includes a two digit series code and a six digit serial number

Postcard receipt

Legal services; Patent & trademark

A self-addressed, stamped postcard with itemised list of parts of patent application and number of pages per MPEP 503; used as a receipt for what was submitted in an application

Enforceability of patent

Legal services; Patent & trademark

The right of the patent owner to bring an infringement suit against a party who, without permission, makes, uses or sells the claimed invention. The period of enforceability of a patent is the length ...