Patent Terms Glossary

Notice Of Publication

Definition:
A written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette. If the examining attorney assigned to an application raises no objections to registration.

Registration Number

Definition:
A registered patent attorney/agent is assigned a registration number that they must include on patent correspondence and forms when representing others before the USPTO.

Status

Definition:
The legal standing of a patent or patent application, i.e. whether it is pending, lapsed or still protected etc.

Application (trademark)

Definition:
A document by which a person requests a federal trademark registration. To receive a filing date, an application must include the applicant's name, a name and address for correspondence and the application filing fee.

Informal Application

Definition:
An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants.

Design Patent

Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.

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