Patent Terms Glossary

Agent (patent)

Definition:
One who is not an attorney but is authorized to act for or in place of the applicant(s) before the Office, that is, an individual who is registered to practice before the Office.

Cancellation Proceeding

Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which The plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark.

Final Office Action (rejection)

Definition:
An Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional patent application.

Comprising

Definition:
A transitional phrase that is synonymous with means the same thing as inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps.

Combination Patent

Definition:
A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.

Benefit Claim

Definition:
The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending provisional or nonprovisional application designating.

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