Patent Terms Glossary
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.
Electronic File Wrapper
Definition:
System that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case.
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.
Citation
Definition:
the examiner or author may make Citations
Author
Definition:
Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.
ISR
Definition:
International Search Report (Form PCT/ISA/210), produced by an International Searching Authority, is a report listing citations of published documents that might affect the patentability of the invention.
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