Patent Terms Glossary
Blackout Period
Definition:
The period between the date the examining attorney approves the mark for publication and the date of issuance of the Notice of Allowance.
Change Of Name
Definition:
Sometimes, owners of trademark applications and registrations change their names, even though the actual ownership of the application or registration has not been transferred.
Claim
Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
Patent Infringement
Definition:
Unauthorized making, using, offering to sell, selling or importing into the United States any patented invention.
EFS-ABX
Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.
Defensive publication
Definition:
A publication and disclosure to the public of a pending patent application.
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