Patent Terms Glossary
Annex F
Definition:
Written specifications of the application-body document type definition agreed to by the USPTO, WIPO, EPO, and JPO.
Office Action
Definition:
A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, and suspension inquiry letters.
Trade Secret
Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.
Pending
Definition:
The period in which the patent office has not yet decided whether to reject or to grant a patent application, and it has not yet been withdrawn
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.
Basic Patent
Definition:
The first published patent
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