Patent Terms Glossary
Current Filing Basis
Definition: In applications under §§1 and 44 of the Trademark Act, the applicant may claim more than one basis, and may add or substitute a basis after filing the application.
PCT Regulations
Definition: Provide rules concerning matters expressly refers to in the Patent Cooperation Treaty, any administrative requirements, matters, or procedures, and concerning any details useful in the implementation.
IPEA
Definition: International Preliminary Examining Authority - either a national Office or an intergovernmental organization whose tasks include the establishment of examination reports on inventions.
Doctrine Of Equivalents
Definition: A judicially created theory for finding patent infringement when the accused process or product falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims.
Identification of Goods and Services Manual
Definition: This manual lists numerous examples of identifications of goods and services that are acceptable to the USPTO for inclusion in trademark applications and registrations.
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.
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