- Industry: Legal services
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Designation of a Contracting State in an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty which must be confirmed prior to 15 months from the priority date.
Industry:Legal services
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark. The proceeding may only be filed after issuance of a registration. A petition for cancellation may be filed by any person who believes that he or she is or will be damaged by the registration of the mark.
Industry:Legal services
Documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant in a patent prosecution. For example, a magazine article or doctoral thesis relevant to a claimed invention might be cited as non-patent literature. Typically, references cited in an application are grouped into: domestic patents and patent application publications; foreign patents; and non-patent literature.
Industry:Legal services
A second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed before the first application becomes abandoned or patented
Industry:Legal services
Either a national Office or an intergovernmental organisation whose tasks include the establishment of documentary search reports on prior art with respect to inventions which are the subject of international applications.
Industry:Legal services
A system that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case
Industry:Legal services
Either a national Office or an intergovernmental organisation whose tasks include the establishment of examination reports on inventions which are the subject of international applications.
Industry:Legal services
A system used by patent examiners within the USPTO
Industry:Legal services
Extension Request - a sworn statement signed by the owner or a person authorised to sign on behalf of the owner, stating that the applicant still has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, and needs additional time to use the mark in commerce. A filing fee per class of goods/services must accompany the Extension Request. (see the current fee schedule at How to Pay Fees to determine the current fee for Code 6004/7004)
Industry:Legal services
A trademark or service mark used, or intended to be used, in commerce, by the members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization, including a mark that indicates membership in a union, an association, or other organization.
Industry:Legal services
