Patent Terms Glossary
OACS
Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
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.
Notice of Allowability
Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.
EFS-ABX
Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.
Madrid Protocol
Definition:
The "Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks" is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries.
Generic Term
Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.
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