Patent Terms Glossary
Benefit Claim
Definition: The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending provisional or nonprovisional application designating.
Administrative Instructions
Definition: Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.
Administrative Instructions
Definition: Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.
Application (trademark)
Definition: A document by which a person requests a federal trademark registration. To receive a filing date, an application must include the applicant's name, a name and address for correspondence and the application filing fee.
Disclosure
Definition: The first public disclosure of details of an invention
Deposit Account
Definition: An account that is established in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), upon payment of a fee for establishing such an account, for the convenience in paying any fees due.
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