Intellectual Property terms starting with E

62 terms

  1. e-Commerce electronic commerce
  2. e-Gov electronic government
  3. EA enterprise architecture
  4. EAI enterprise application integration
  5. EAST Examiner Automated Search Tools - a system used by patent examiners within the USPTO
  6. EBC Electronic Business Center - includes links to Patents EBC and Trademarks EBC a web page containing hyperlinks to all online systems for conducting…
  7. eComm electronic commerce portal
  8. eDAN Electronic Desktop Application Navigator
  9. EDS Enterprise Directory Services
  10. EDW Enterprise Data Warehouse
  11. Effective Date The date on which an insurance policy becomes effective.
  12. EFP Electronic Filing Partnership
  13. EFS Electronic Filing System (for patent applications) supports secure electronic filing of Patent application documents via the Internet
  14. EFS-ABX Electronic Filing System � Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool (for patent applications); superceded by EFS-Web
  15. EFS-Web Electronic Filing System - web-based filing using PDF files See About EFS-Web for more
  16. EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
  17. Election The choice by the applicant of the invention to be prosecuted and, hence, the claims to be examined. MPEP 818, MPEP 809.02(a), MPEP 809.02(b), MPEP 818.
  18. election (PCT) an indication made by applicant, in the Demand for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States in…
  19. electronic file wrapper a system that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case
  20. element (EH-leh-ment) A basic part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or changed into another…
  21. Element of Claim A (usually indented) portion of the body of a patent claim that describes a feature of an invention and that interrelates the feature with the other…
  22. Embodiment a manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
  23. Enablement Support within a disclosure of a claimed invention. Enablement occurs when a person skilled in th art to which the invention pertains is taught how to…
  24. enforceability of patent the right of the patent owner to bring an infringement suit against a party who, without permission, makes, uses or sells the claimed invention.
  25. Enjoin Direct or impose by court order.
  26. EO Elected Office - the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State elected by the applicant under Chapter II of…
  27. ePAS Electronic Patent Assignment System -- see ePAS
  28. EPC See European Patent Convention.
  29. EPO European Patent Office
  30. Equivalent Equal under patent law. MPEP 904.01(b), MPEP 2144.06, MPEP 2183.
  31. equivalents - means-plus-function claims Rather than expressly reciting a component or feature in a patent claim, one may recite a feature as a means for accomplishing something such as "seal…
  32. equivalents - reverse doctrine of This concept is used infrequently. It refers to situations where one might literally infringe a patent claim, but due to the interpretation of the claim…
  33. ESD Examination Support Document -- see Guidelines for Examination Support Document (ESD) under § 1.265 [PDF]
  34. ESTTA Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals
  35. eTAS Electronic Trademark Assignment System -- see eTAS
  36. ETC Emerging Technology Center
  37. ETD Enterprise Training Division
  38. eTEAS electronic Trademark Examination Application System - electronic trademark filing system.
  39. EU European Union
  40. European Patent Convention An agreement among Eurpoean nations that establishes a regional, European patent system.
  41. Ex Parte An action (a conversation orally or in writing, a ruling, or a hearing) done without all parties being notified in advance or without their presence.
  42. ex parte reexamination -- see reexamination proceeding If the request for ex parte reexamination is filed by a third party and not the patent owner, the third party may not…
  43. Examination Review of a patent application to determine if a claimed invention is patentable. MPEP Introduction.
  44. examination copy a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
  45. examiner An official of a patent office charged with determining the patentability of inventions claimed in patent applications.
  46. Examiner's Action A written communication from a patent Examiner that contains requirements and/or documents the reasons behind the Examiner's patentability decisions and…
  47. examiner's amendment a written confirmation of an amendment made to a trademark application. The trademark examining attorney assigned to the application will make the…
  48. examining attorney a USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a…
  49. Examining Group See Art Unit.
  50. Example An example of one embodiment (implementation) of an invention. If the example is an actual ("working") example, i.e.
  51. exceptional case In order to seek an attorneys' fees award as part of the relief granted to the prevailing party in patent litigation, it is necessary to show that the…
  52. exclusive license This is an agreement granting to one party exclusive rights under an issued patent, with the licensor giving up by the terms of the license the right to…
  53. excusable nonuse -- see Section 8 Declaration of Excusable Nonuse
  54. Execute To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
  55. Exhibit A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
  56. Experimental Use A public use of the invention that having the primary purpose is of testing of the invention. Experimental use is allowed in the U.S.
  57. expired Trademark registration is no longer active. The registrant failed to renew the trademark registration at the end of the registration period.
  58. Expiry Date The date when a patent has run its full term and the invention is no longer protected by it.
  59. express abandonment A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and…
  60. express mail mailing label patent correspondence delivered to the USPTO via the "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) which is…
  61. Extension of Time An extension of the "period for reponse" stipulated in an Office action. MPEP 710.02(e).
  62. extension request -- see Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use