Intellectual Property terms starting with T

48 terms

  1. TARR Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval system -- see TARR USPTO's online database for monitoring federal trademark applications and…
  2. TC -- see technology center
  3. TD -- see terminal disclaimer
  4. TDR Trademark Document Retrieval system -- see TDR Online retrieval of documents from the electronic case file for federal trademark applications and…
  5. teach To inform and instruct by way of the documents making up the prior art. The prior art references teach the technology disclosed in them or revealed by…
  6. teach toward - teach away A prior-art reference that suggests or points in the direction of the present invention is said to teach toward the invention and is evidence that the…
  7. Teaching Away The situation in which a prior art reference suggests that a claimed invention is not possible, e.g., would not work. MPEP 2145.
  8. TEAS Trademark Electronic Application System -- see TEAS USPTO's electronic filing system.
  9. Technical Field The field of art to which the invention pertains. MPEP 608.01(c).
  10. Technology Center (or TC, also referred to as a Group) - a unit of several Group Art Units in the mechanical, electrical, chemical or design area, managed by one or more…
  11. technology licensing The process by which patentable intellectual property is made marketable and is licensed or otherwise disposed for use by the pubic.
  12. Technology Manager The person in a public-sector or private-sector organization who is responsible for managing the intellectual property of the organization.
  13. term of art an expression or phrase that has a defined meaning when used in a particular context or knowledge environment (such as the patenting process…
  14. Term of Patent The period during which a patent can be inforced. MPEP 2501.
  15. terminal disclaimer also "TD": a statement filed by an owner under 35 USC § 253 (paragraph 2) and 37 CFR § 1.
  16. TESS Trademark Electronic Search System -- see TESS USPTO's online database for searching pending, registered and dead federal trademarks.
  17. that which infringes if later, anticipates if earlier A rule stating the equivalence between two tests under patent law (i.e., the test of infringement of a patent and the test of anticipation in the prior…
  18. TICRS Trademark Image Capture & Retrieval System A system used within the USPTO to scan, store and provide access to images of papers associated with trademark…
  19. TIFF Tagged Image File Format - a graphic file format used for storing still-image bitmaps.
  20. TIS Trademark Information System
  21. Title of Invention A brief but technically accurate name for the invention. MPEP 606.
  22. TLT Trademark Law Treaty
  23. TMEP Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
  24. TMOG Trademark Official Gazette
  25. TPAC Trademark Public Advisory Committee
  26. TPostal Trademark Postal System
  27. trade dress a product's design, product packaging, color, or other distinguishing nonfunctional element of appearance -- see TMEP 1202.02 for more
  28. Trade Name A name used to identify a business entity.
  29. trade secret information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors
  30. trademark See service mark.
  31. Trademark Act Trademark Act of 1946, as Amended (PUBLIC LAW 79-489, CHAPTER 540, APPROVED JULY 5, 1946; 60 STAT.
  32. Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval TARR
  33. Trademark Electronic Application System TEAS
  34. Trademark Electronic Search System TESS
  35. Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure TMEP - a reference work on the practices and procedures relative to prosecution of applications to register marks in the USPTO.
  36. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board TTAB
  37. TRAM Trademark Reporting And Monitoring - a system used by trademark examiners within USPTO.
  38. transitional phrase a word or phrase that serves to link or create a relationship between one idea or concept and another.
  39. Traverse To dispute the decision of an Examiner. In proceedings before the USPTO, failing to traverse an Examiner's reliance on alleged "common knowledge" or…
  40. TRB Technical Review Board - an internal OCIO group that reviews IT project development at critical stages for conformance with USPTO standards and guidance.
  41. TRIPs Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
  42. TRM Technical Reference Model
  43. TSG Technology Standards and Guidelines
  44. TSS Technical Support Staff -- USPTO employees who support examination workflow processing
  45. TTAB Trademark Trial and Appeal Board -- an administrative tribunal at the USPTO. It has jurisdiction over appeals from decisions of the Trademark Office, as…
  46. TTY A TTY (teletypewriter) is a communication device used by people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have severe speech impairment.
  47. TW@H Trademark Work-at-Home - a telecommuting work alternative for Trademark employees
  48. typed mark term no longer in use -- see standard character drawing