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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Inventor

    Definition:
    One who contributes to the conception of an invention. The patent law of the United States of America requires that the applicant in a patent application must be the inventor.

    Term of patent

    Definition:
    The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.

    Notice Of Publication

    Definition:
    A written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette. If the examining attorney assigned to an application raises no objections to registration.

    Certificate Of Registration

    Definition:
    Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.

    Express Abandonment

    Definition:
    A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. .

    Citation

    Definition:
    the examiner or author may make Citations

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