Intellectual Property terms starting with F

52 terms

  1. failure of others A secondary test of patentability relevant to the issue of whether an invention is obvious is whether others have failed to come up with the solution…
  2. family (patent) -- see patent family
  3. fanciful marks comprise terms that have been invented for the sole purpose of functioning as a trademark or service mark.
  4. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
  5. FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
  6. FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
  7. FAST First Action System for Trademarks
  8. Fastener Quality Act Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended by Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-234, and Public Law 106-34); implementing regulations: 15 C.
  9. FDC Final Data Capture Once the fee, any correspondence, and/or drawings are matched with the application and all requirements have been met for issuance as a…
  10. FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture -- see Federal Enterprise Architecture for more
  11. Federal Circuit See Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC or Fed. Cir.).
  12. Federal Regulations The regulations of the departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government as published in the Code of Federal Regulations.
  13. Fee A charge or payment for products and services, a sum paid or charged for a privilege, for example, some financial institutions charge a monthly fee to…
  14. Fee, Filing The fee charged by a patent office for filing a patent application. MPEP 607, MPEP 509.
  15. Fee, Issue The fee charged by a patent office for issuing (granting) a patent. MPEP 1306, MPEP 509.
  16. Fee, Maintenance The periodic fee charge by the U.S. patent office for maintaining a patent in force. MPEP 2501, MPEP 2504, MPEP 509.
  17. Fee, Petition The fee charged by a patent office for reveiwing a petition filed by an applicant. MPEP 1002.
  18. FFMIA Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
  19. FICC Federal Identity Credentialing Committee
  20. Field of Endeavor The area of technology that an inventor invents within. Also called technical field or field of the invention. MPEP 608.01(c).
  21. Field of the Invention See Field of Endeavor.
  22. Field of Use The technical field or market within which an invention is licensed. The licensee mahy not sell the invention within other markets.
  23. field of use license A license to rights in intellectual property which is limited to a defined use.
  24. Figure Legend An explanations of what marks mean on a drawing. Patent drawings do not have legends.
  25. File History The complete file of a patent application containing all related papers prepared by the patent office and the applicant during the prosecution of the…
  26. file wrapper The folder into which papers for a particular application are collected and maintained.
  27. File Wrapper Estoppel A restriction in the interpretation of a claim that exists because of an admission in the record by the applicant.
  28. filing basis The legal basis for filing an application for registration of a mark. The Trademark Act sets out five filing bases, and an applicant must specify and meet…
  29. Filing Date This is the date a filer submits a financial disclosure report to the supervisor or senior legal counsel for review, usually the date the filer eSigns the…
  30. Filing Fee The fee required for filing various documents. In civil actions, the filing fee is $120.00.
  31. filing receipt When an application is submitted via e-TEAS, the Office immediately issues a confirmation of filing via e-mail that includes the serial number and filing…
  32. filing refusal also known as a final Office action, which makes "final" any outstanding refusals or requirements.
  33. Final Action An Office action that contains a final rejection of one or more claims or another final action. See Final Rejection. MPEP 706.07, MPEP 706.07(a), MPEP 706.
  34. final office action (rejection) an Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional…
  35. Final Rejection A rejection of a claim that is made final on a second or subsequent examination or consideration.
  36. First Action The first examination on the merits of the claims.
  37. First to File A system in which the first person to file a patent application on a patentable invention will be awarded a patent.
  38. First to Invent A system in which the first person to invent an invention will be awarded a patent. This system is used in the U.S. and in the Philippines. MPEP 2138.01.
  39. FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act
  40. FMFIA Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
  41. FOIA Freedom of Information Act -- see Electronic Freedom of Information Act for more
  42. Foreign Filing Date The date a non-U.S. patent application was filed that establishes priority of invention. MPEP 201.13.
  43. Forfeited Application An allowed patent application on which the issue fee or a maintenance fee has not been paid within the proscribed period.
  44. forms Forms are provided as either official or unofficial (optional) formats to facilitate providing all information required to initiate desired procedures or…
  45. FQA Fastener Quality Act
  46. FR Federal Register -- see News & Notices for links
  47. fraud on the Patent and Trademark Office This is now frequently referred to as inequitable conduct. An applicant and the applicant's attorney have an obligation to acquaint the U.S.
  48. Frivolous Invention An invention that lacks utility because it is frivolous. MPEP 706.03(a).
  49. Front Page Drawing The drawing selected by the Examiner to appear on the front page of a U.S. patent.
  50. FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
  51. FWC File Wrapper Continuing application a continuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional application filed under 37 CFR 1.
  52. FY fiscal year - the federal fiscal year extends from October 1 through September 30.