Patent Terms Glossary
Counterpart
Definition:
An application filed in a foreign patent office that is substantially similar to (like) the patent application filed with the USPTO and is based upon some or all of the same invention.
OG
Definition:
Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office.
Annex F
Definition:
Written specifications of the application-body document type definition agreed to by the USPTO, WIPO, EPO, and JPO.
ACH
Definition:
Automated Clearing House - a nationwide batch-oriented electronic funds transfer system governed by the NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association)
Design Patent
Definition:
A type of patent covering the shape characteristics of an object
OACS
Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
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