Patent Terms Glossary
Allegation Of Use
Definition:
A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.
Bio-sequence Listings
Definition:
A document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention.
Claim
Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
File Wrapper
Definition:
The folder into which papers for a particular application are collected and maintained. It contains a complete record of proceedings in the USPTO from the filing of the initial patent application to the issued patent.
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
Chapter I
Definition:
The first, mandatory phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes performance of an international-type search, issuance of an International Search Report.
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