Patent Terms Glossary

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Definition:
A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application was filed.

Patent

Definition:
A patent is a document that defines the right by law for inventors and assignees to make use of and exploit their inventions for a limited period of time.

Supplemental Register

Definition:
Secondary trademark register for the USPTO. It allows for registration of certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or services.

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.

Infringe

Definition:
To make, use or sell the patented item or process within the country covered by the patent, without permission or license from the patentee.

First to invent

Definition:
In some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.

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