Patent Terms Glossary

Appeal (trademark)

Definition:
An applicant who wants to contest a final refusal from an examining attorney may file an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Notice of Allowability

Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

Novelty

Definition:
The concept that the claims must be totally new.

Embodiment

Definition:
A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed

Disclosure Document

Definition:
A document disclosing an invention, and signed by the inventor or inventors, that is forwarded to the USPTO only as evidence of the date of conception of the invention.

Affidavit

Definition:
A signed statement putting appropriate facts or opinions on record.

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