Patent Terms Glossary
Inventor
Definition:
Inventor names are recorded for all patents.
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.
Coinventor
Definition:
An inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception creation of the invention.
ISA
Definition:
International Search Authority - either a national Office or an intergovernmental organization whose tasks include the establishment of documentary search reports on prior art with respect to inventions.
Term of patent
Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.
Common Inventor
Definition:
An inventor whose name is listed on multiple patent applications or granted patents, making the inventions at least partially the work of the same person.
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