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892 terms including subtopics (500 terms filed directly here)

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Intellectual Property terms

  1. design patent application an application for a patent to protect against the unauthorized use of new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture -- see also…
  2. Design Search Code Manual lists the numerical codes for searching designs in the USPTO's trademark database (TESS). -- see Design Search Code Manual
  3. designation an indication made by applicant, in the Request for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States…
  4. DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol
  5. DID defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources
  6. Diligence The activity required of an inventor and his attorney that must have started just prior to the entry into the field of another "inventor" and continue…
  7. Direct Infringement Making, using or selling a patented invention in the jurisdiction within which the patent is enforcable, or importing a patented invention or a product…
  8. disclaimer A patentee, whether of the whole or any sectional interest therein, may, on payment of the fee required by law, make disclaimer (give up all or part of…
  9. disclosure A disclosure document explains how a financial product or offering works. It also details the terms to which you must agree in order to buy it or use it…
  10. disclosure document The USPTO eliminated its Disclosure Document Program on February 1, 2007. For more information, see the Federal Register notice: http://www.uspto.
  11. Disclosure Document Program A program of the USPTO wherein, for a small fee, the USPTO will maintain a written document disclosing an invention and signed by the inventor in…
  12. Discovery This is when the Court orders each party (each side) to give each other information about the facts before the trial, to avoid surprise.
  13. Disposal A term used in some countries, including the U.S., to mean that an application has been abandoned, denied (rejected) or allowed (granted).
  14. Division Division means the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor.
  15. divisional application a later application for an independent or distinct invention disclosing and claiming (only a portion of and) only subject matter disclosed in the earlier…
  16. DNS domain naming service
  17. DO Designated Office the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State designated by the applicant under Chapter I…
  18. DOC Department of Commerce
  19. docket A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  20. doctrine of claim differentiation This is a judicially created rule of construction that states that when two claims in the same patent have an apparently similar or identical meaning, an…
  21. doctrine of equivalence invoked when a patent's claim is not literally infringed, but (here comes the is the legal jargon) "the infringing device uses substantially the same…
  22. doctrine of equivalents a judicially created theory for finding patent infringement when the accused process or product falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims.
  23. domestic representative a person residing within the United States who is appointed by a patentee or assignee of a trademark application or registration that does not reside in…
  24. Dominated Covered by one or more claims in a patent.
  25. Dominating Patent A patent having a claim broad enough to encompass the subject matter of a claim in a subsequent patent.
  26. double patenting An inventive entity cannot obtain claims in two patents directed either to the same invention or to an obvious variation of the same invention.
  27. Double Patenting Rejection A rejection of a patent claim on the grounds that it is an improper attempt to obtain more than one patent on the same invention or on an obvious variant…
  28. DoublePatenting An improper attempt to obtain more than one patent on the same invention or on an obvious variant of the same invention. MPEP 804, MPEP 804.01, MPEP 804.
  29. Drawing Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims.
  30. DRM data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line…
  31. DTD document type definition - a format specification file that accompanies documents prepared according to SGML (standard generalized markup language)…
  32. due diligence terms An investigation undertaken in the course of an intellectual property transaction to verify and determine the ownership and scope of intellectual property…
  33. Duty of Disclosure everyone involved in the patent process at any time - both during the procurement period and during potential litigation or re-examination - must disclose…
  34. e-Commerce electronic commerce
  35. e-Gov electronic government
  36. EA enterprise architecture
  37. EAI enterprise application integration
  38. EAST Examiner Automated Search Tools - a system used by patent examiners within the USPTO
  39. EBC Electronic Business Center - includes links to Patents EBC and Trademarks EBC a web page containing hyperlinks to all online systems for conducting…
  40. eComm electronic commerce portal
  41. eDAN Electronic Desktop Application Navigator
  42. EDS Enterprise Directory Services
  43. EDW Enterprise Data Warehouse
  44. Effective Date The date on which an insurance policy becomes effective.
  45. EFP Electronic Filing Partnership
  46. EFS Electronic Filing System (for patent applications) supports secure electronic filing of Patent application documents via the Internet
  47. EFS-ABX Electronic Filing System � Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool (for patent applications); superceded by EFS-Web
  48. EFS-Web Electronic Filing System - web-based filing using PDF files See About EFS-Web for more
  49. EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
  50. 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.
  51. 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…
  52. 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
  53. 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…
  54. 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…
  55. Embodiment a manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
  56. 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…
  57. 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.
  58. Enjoin Direct or impose by court order.
  59. EO Elected Office - the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State elected by the applicant under Chapter II of…
  60. ePAS Electronic Patent Assignment System -- see ePAS
  61. EPC See European Patent Convention.
  62. EPO European Patent Office
  63. Equivalent Equal under patent law. MPEP 904.01(b), MPEP 2144.06, MPEP 2183.
  64. 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…
  65. 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…
  66. ESD Examination Support Document -- see Guidelines for Examination Support Document (ESD) under § 1.265 [PDF]
  67. ESTTA Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals
  68. eTAS Electronic Trademark Assignment System -- see eTAS
  69. ETC Emerging Technology Center
  70. ETD Enterprise Training Division
  71. eTEAS electronic Trademark Examination Application System - electronic trademark filing system.
  72. EU European Union
  73. European Patent Convention An agreement among Eurpoean nations that establishes a regional, European patent system.
  74. 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.
  75. 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…
  76. Examination Review of a patent application to determine if a claimed invention is patentable. MPEP Introduction.
  77. examination copy a copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
  78. examiner An official of a patent office charged with determining the patentability of inventions claimed in patent applications.
  79. 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…
  80. 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…
  81. examining attorney a USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a…
  82. Examining Group See Art Unit.
  83. Example An example of one embodiment (implementation) of an invention. If the example is an actual ("working") example, i.e.
  84. 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…
  85. 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…
  86. excusable nonuse -- see Section 8 Declaration of Excusable Nonuse
  87. Execute To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
  88. Exhibit A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
  89. 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.
  90. expired Trademark registration is no longer active. The registrant failed to renew the trademark registration at the end of the registration period.
  91. Expiry Date The date when a patent has run its full term and the invention is no longer protected by it.
  92. 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…
  93. 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…
  94. Extension of Time An extension of the "period for reponse" stipulated in an Office action. MPEP 710.02(e).
  95. extension request -- see Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use
  96. 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…
  97. family (patent) -- see patent family
  98. fanciful marks comprise terms that have been invented for the sole purpose of functioning as a trademark or service mark.
  99. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
  100. FAS Foreign Agricultural Service

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