Patent Terms Glossary

Common Law Rights

Definition:
Property or other legal rights that do not absolutely require formal registration in order to enforce them. Proving such rights for a trademark in court can be very difficult.

Certificate Of Registration

Definition:
Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.

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.

DiD

Definition:
Defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources.

Abstract Of The Disclosure

Definition:
A concise statement of the technical disclosure including that which is new in the art to which the invention pertains.

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.

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