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• 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. The two applications would generally have the same applicant.

  -- see 37 CFR 1.97 for more

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  counterpart. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/counterpart.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  counterpart. www.uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/counterpart (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "counterpart." United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/counterpart.

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