HarmonizationThe proposed harmonizing of patent laws in different countries to produce essentially one, worldwide patent law.
having(used when defining the scope of a claim) A transitional phrase that is synonymous with (means the same thing as) "including," "containing" or…
HLAOne of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body's immune response to foreign…
home copya copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application…
how to makeThis is part of the obligation to provide a disclosure in the patent application that would enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention…
how to useThis is a similar standard to the "how-to-make" standard and relates to the use aspect of an invention, if appropriate.
hypothetical person skilled in the artThe standard applied under Section 103 of the Patent Statute is whether the invention would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to one…