Patent Terms Glossary
Applicant
Definition:
An application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all types of patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications.
Generic Term
Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.
OG - Patents
Definition:
Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices.
Patent Family
Definition:
A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.
Patent and Trademark Depository Library
Definition:
A library designated by the USPTO to receive copies of patents, CD-ROMs containing registered and pending marks, and patent and trademark materials that are made available to the public for free.
Annex F
Definition:
Written specifications of the application-body document type definition agreed to by the USPTO, WIPO, EPO, and JPO.
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