Patent Terms Glossary

Embodiment

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

Specimen

Definition:
Labels, tags, or containers for goods are considered to be acceptable specimens of use for a trademark. For a service mark, specimens may be advertising such as magazine advertisements or brochures.

Novel

Definition:
A patent must be new or original. That is, the invention must never have been made in public in any way, anywhere, before the date on which the application for a patent is filed.

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.

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.

CD

Definition:
A type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form.

Bookmark:           
Permalink:  http://S-0.ORG/tnPtZ5L

Contact our Patent Professionals to ensure you complete the patent filing process correctly or for violation of your patent rights.