Patent Terms Glossary
Infringe
Definition: To make, use or sell the patented item or process within the country covered by the patent, without permission or license from the patentee.
Fanciful Marks
Definition: Comprise terms that have been invented for the sole purpose of functioning as a trademark or service mark.
Joint Inventor
Definition: An inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception of the invention set forth in at least one claim in a patent application.
Office Action
Definition: A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, and suspension inquiry letters.
Plant Patent
Definition: May be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.
DTD
Definition: Document type definition - a format specification file that accompanies documents prepared according to SGML (standard generalized markup language), including XML (extensible markup language).
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