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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications PCT

    Definition:
    Patent Cooperation Treaty - provides a mechanism by which an applicant can file a single application that, when certain requirements have been fulfilled, is equivalent to a regular national filing in each designated Contracting State.

    Examining Attorney

    Definition:
    A USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a federally registered trademark

    Citation

    Definition:
    the examiner or author may make Citations

    Copyrights

    Definition:
    Protect works of authorship, such as writings, music, and works of art that have been tangibly expressed. The Library of Congress registers copyrights which last for the life of the author plus 70 years.

    Common Inventor

    Definition:
    An inventor whose name is listed on multiple patent applications or granted patents, making the inventions at least partially the work of the same person.

    Application Number (patent)

    Definition:
    The unique number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. The application number includes a two digit series code and a six digit serial number.

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