Patent Terms Glossary

OG

Definition:
Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office.

Patent

Definition:
A patent is a document that defines the right by law for inventors and assignees to make use of and exploit their inventions for a limited period of time.

Claims

Definition:
The specification must conclude with a claim particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention or discovery.

Notice of Allowance and Fees Due

Definition:
NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee within three months from the mailing date of the notice of allowance.

Administrative Instructions

Definition:
Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.

Substitute Patent Application

Definition:
An application which is in essence a duplicate of a prior (earlier filed) application by the same applicant abandoned before the filing of the substitute (later filed) application.

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