Intellectual Property terms starting with O

42 terms

  1. O.G. See Official Gazette.
  2. OACS Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
  3. Oath A solemn pledge in attestation of the truth of a statement or in verification of a statement made.
  4. OBI Originating Beneficiary Information - the informational portion of a wire (electronic) transfer of funds.
  5. Object of the Invention A desired characteristic of an invention. MPEP 608.01(d).
  6. OBRA Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
  7. obvious to try The validity of a patent can be challenged by attempting to show that what the inventor did would have been obvious to try based on the prior art, and…
  8. Obviousness A characteristic that makes an invention predicable to a person having ordinary skill in the art who has knowledge of all of the prior art.
  9. OED Office of Enrollment and Discipline
  10. OEIP Office of Electronic Information Products
  11. Offer to Sell An activity that can bar obtaining a patent in some jurisdictions if the activity occurs a sufficient period of time before a patent application on the…
  12. Office in the context of actions or activities involving the USPTO this refers to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) itself
  13. office action a letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application.
  14. Official Action See Action.
  15. Official Gazette A publication of the USPTO in which new patents and trademarks are announced. Published weekly in two editions, one for patents and one for trademarks.
  16. OG Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office
  17. OG - Patents Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices
  18. OG - Trademarks Official Gazette eOG:T - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes marks that have been published for opposition.
  19. OGC Office of General Counsel
  20. OHIM Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
  21. OHR Office of Human Resources
  22. OIG see IG
  23. OIIP Office of Independent Inventors Programs (prior), now part of the Inventors Assistance Center -- see Inventors Resources for more
  24. OIPE Office of Initial Patent Examination
  25. Old Application An application that, having been acted on by an Examiner, has, in turn, been acted on by the applicant. MPEP 203.03.
  26. OLIA (superceded) Office for Legislative and International Affairs - currently known as Administrator for External Affairs, comprised of Office of International Relations…
  27. OMB Office of Management and Budget, a branch of The Executive Office of the President -- see OMB for more
  28. On Sale See Offer to Sell.
  29. One-Year Grace Period The one-year period that starts on the date that an invention is used publicly, offered for sale, patented or published anywhere in the world during which…
  30. Open for Public Inspection The date upon which a patent application is first made available to the public.
  31. OPF Official Personnel File
  32. Opinion, Patentability An opinion offered by a patent agent or a patent attorney as to whether a claimed invention is likely to be deemed patentable by a patent office in view…
  33. Opinion, Validity An opinion offered by a patent agent or a patent attorney as to whether the claims of an issued patent would likely be upheld by a court in view of the…
  34. OPLA Office of Patent Legal Administration
  35. OPM Office of Personnel Management - an agency of the U. S. Government
  36. Opposition A procedure available in most countries (but not the U.S.) whereby a third party may request that a patent not issue or that an issued patent be…
  37. opposition proceeding a proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to prevent the issuance of a registration of a mark.
  38. OPR Formerly, Office of Public Records; now known as Public Records Division (PRD)
  39. ordinary skill in the art The level of technical knowledge, experience, and expertise possessed by the run-of-the-mill or ordinary engineer, scientist, or designer in the…
  40. Original Application "Original" is used in the patent statute and rules to refer to an application which is not a reissue application.
  41. original filing basis the basis set forth in the application as initially filed -- see filing basis
  42. OTPP Office of Technical Plans and Policy