Patent Terms Glossary
First to file
Definition:
The applicant who is the first to file an application for an invention will be awarded the patent over all others.
Citation
Definition:
the examiner or author may make Citations
Patent
Definition:
A property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States.
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.
Author
Definition:
Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
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