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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Provisional Patent Application

    Definition:
    A provisional application for patent is a U. S. national application for patent filed in the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. § 111(b). It allows filing without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement.

    Notice Of Publication

    Definition:
    A written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette. If the examining attorney assigned to an application raises no objections to registration.

    Divisional Application

    Definition:
    A later application for an independent or distinct invention disclosing and claiming (only a portion of and) only subject matter disclosed in the earlier or parent application.

    Embodiment

    Definition:
    A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed

    Inventor

    Definition:
    Inventor names are recorded for all patents.

    Patent Application Publication

    Definition:
    Pre-Grant Publication of patent application at 18 months from priority date.

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