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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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International search authority (ISA)
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Either a national Office or an intergovernmental organisation whose tasks include the establishment of documentary search reports on prior art with respect to inventions which are the subject of ...
Electronic file wrapper
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A system that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case
Embodiment
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A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practised or expressed
Plant application (patent)
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Are applications to protect invented or discovered, asexually reproduced plant varieties.
Deceased inventor
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A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.
Reexamination proceeding
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At any time during the enforceability of a patent any person may file a request for the USPTO to conduct a second examination of any claim of the patent on the basis of prior art patents or printed ...
Express abandonment
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A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Express abandonment ...
