Patent Terms Glossary
ALC
Definition:
Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.
Citation Counts
Definition:
Citation counts are a formal acknowledgement of intellectual debt to earlier patents and previously published scientific research papers.
Mere Descriptiveness
Definition:
Statutory basis (Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(e)(1), TMEP 1209 et seq) for refusing registration of trademarks and service marks because the proposed mark merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature,
Basic Patent
Definition:
The first published patent
Embodiment
Definition:
A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
Patent Family
Definition:
A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.
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