Patent & trademark

Patent & trademark

Terms related to patent and trademark applications and infringement litigations. A patent is a form of intellectual property and associated rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time. A trademark, on the other hand, is a distinctive mark or name used by an individual or business organization to identify and distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.

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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

an intergovernmental organization of the United Nations system. WIPO is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world and for the administration of ...

suspension inquiry letter

Legal services; Patent & trademark

an Office action inquiring as to the status of the matter that is the basis for suspension of an application. The examining attorney will issue a suspension inquiry letter after an application has ...

non-final office action (rejection)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

an Office action made by the examiner where the applicant is entitled to reply and request reconsideration or further examination, with or without making an amendment. On taking up an application for ...

use in commerce

Legal services; Patent & trademark

For the purpose of obtaining federal registration, "commerce" means all commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate; for example, interstate commerce or commerce between the U.S. and ...

Request (PCT)

Legal services; Patent & trademark

Form PCT/RO/101, filed with an international application in a receiving Office, which includes an indication of applicant(s) and a designation of one or more Contracting States.

workflow incoming amendment IFW

Legal services; Patent & trademark

from Public PAIR/IFW - designates the point in time when an amendment is received in the Office and the paper scanning process may be started at the USPTO; does not indicate whether scanning has ...

publication for opposition

Legal services; Patent & trademark

If the examining attorney raises no objections to registration, or if the applicant overcomes all objections, the examining attorney will approve the mark for publication in the Official Gazette. ...