Intellectual Property terms starting with B

23 terms

  1. Background of the Invention A section heading in the specification of a U.S. patent application that includes a statement of the technical field of the invention and a description of…
  2. bailment An agreement under which the bailee/licensee is permitted to use the tangible property of the bailor/ licensor under defined terms and conditions.
  3. Bar, Statutory A circumstance that prevents (bars) issuance of a valid patent. MPEP 2133.
  4. Base Claim A claim from which another claim depends, either directly or indirectly. MPEP 608.01(n).
  5. Basic Patent The first member of a "family" of patents (which may or may not be the first member published).
  6. basic patent or pioneer patent A broad patent that is the first in a given area.
  7. benefit claim the claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending (under examination at the…
  8. Best Mode The way of implementing the inventive concept contemplated by the inventor on the filing date of the patent application. MPEP 608.
  9. BIA business impact analysis
  10. bio-sequence listings a document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention.
  11. Biological Material Material referenced in the disclosure of a patent application that is capable of self-replicating, either direclty or indirectly.
  12. blackout period the period between the date the examining attorney approves the mark for publication and the date of issuance of the Notice of Allowance.
  13. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences A board of senior examiners that hears appeals of adverse patentability decisions of examiners. MPEP 1202, MPEP 1203.
  14. Boolean Boolean logic (named for the British-born Irish mathematician George Boole) is way to express relationships in logic arguments using the following three…
  15. bounty a reward offered for a piece of fugitive information.
  16. bounty hunter information holders and sharers. People who respect and appreciate the power and value of knowledge.
  17. bounty poster information seekers. People looking for a valuable piece of fugitive information and willing to pay a generous reward for its location.
  18. BPAI Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
  19. BPAIIS Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Information System
  20. Brevet French for "patent."
  21. BRM business reference model - an organized, hierarchical way to describe the day-to-day business operations of the Federal government; this model presents…
  22. broad claim A statement in a patent describing extensive variations of the invention. Such a statement usually includes a broad range of alternatives by its…
  23. business incubator A program that assists entrepreneurs to develop a business. The primary features are flexible and affordable space, access to shared office services…