Patent Examples Such As " Buy & Sell Ideas " Can Be Legally Complex. That's Why Our Patent Lawyers Are Ready To Help With:

  • Marks Patents
  • Pre-examination search
  • Patent Specification

    • Need Patent Help? Contact Our Lawyers!

    Name:
    Patent Topic:
    Email:

       Patent Topics
  • Patent Help Terms


  • Patent Questions


  • Patent Steps


  • Types of Patents


  • Similar Patent Search


  • Protect Your Idea


  • Patent Progress
    •

  • Patent Forms
    •

  • Patent Links


  • Patent News


  • Intergraph Reaches Patent Agreement With Acer


  • Court Of Appeals Upholds Ruling For Boston Scientific In Stent Patent Case


  • Company Wins Summary Judgment In Patent Litigation


    • More Patent Topics >

    Patent Topics Our Firm Can Help With
    • Adhesives Patent
    • Patent License
    • Cell Phone Patent
    • Patent Fee
    • Patent Ideas
    • Dynamic Storage Patent
    • Biopharmaceutical Product Patent
    • Digital Patent
    • TV Signal Patent
    • Patent Images

    Do you need legal Patent help? Contact our Patent Lawyers today!

     
    SEARCH:

    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Deceased Inventor

    Definition:
    A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.

    Application Number (patent)

    Definition:
    The unique number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. The application number includes a two digit series code and a six digit serial number.

    CIP

    Definition:
    Continuation-in-Part - an application filed during the lifetime of an earlier nonprovisional application, repeating some substantial portion or all of the earlier nonprovisional application.

    Attorney

    Definition:
    An individual who is a member in good standing of the bar of any United States court or the highest court of any State.

    Office Action

    Definition:
    A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, and suspension inquiry letters.

    OACS

    Definition:
    Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

    Did You Know?

    There is a time limit on patent protection.

    For applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, utility and plant patents are granted for a term which begins with the date of the grant and usually ends 20 years from the date you first applied for the patent subject to the payment of appropriate maintenance fees. Design patents last 14 years from the date you are granted the patent. Note: Patents in force on June 8 and patents issued thereafter on applications filed prior to June 8, 1995 automatically have a term that is the greater of the twenty year term discussed above or seventeen years from the patent grant.

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