Patent Terms Glossary

Trade Secret

Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.

ABM

Definition:
Activity based management - a management methodology that combines ABC with business process analysis techniques to run, improve and measure performance for a business.

Examining Attorney

Definition:
A USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a federally registered trademark

Blackout Period

Definition:
The period between the date the examining attorney approves the mark for publication and the date of issuance of the Notice of Allowance.

Arbitrary Marks

Definition:
Comprise words that are in common linguistic use but, when used to identify particular goods or services, do not suggest or describe a significant ingredient.

Drawing

Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.

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