Patent Terms Glossary

Representative

Definition:
One who stands for or acts on behalf of another. A patent attorney or patent agent may represent the inventors named in a patent application.

Group Art Unit

Definition:
A working unit responsible for a cluster of related patent art. Staffed by one supervisory patent examiner (SPE) and a number of patent examiners who determine patentability on applications for a patent.

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.

Abandon

Definition:
The explicit or implicit relinquishment of a potential patent right. Simple inaction may render a patent right abandoned

Certificate Of Registration

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

Intellectual property

Definition:
Intellectual property refers to creations — including inventions, artistic works, names and designs — that are legally protected. Intellectual property includes patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets

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