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Intellectual Property terms

  1. non-lawyer a person who is not an attorney or lawyer. -- see 37 CFR § 10.14(b)
  2. Non-Obviousness The opposite of obviousness. See Obviousness.
  3. non-responsive amendment an amendment filed by the applicant that does not fully respond to the examiner's office action in accordance with 37 CFR 1.111 -- see MPEP 714.02
  4. nonprofit organization for purposes of small entity determination per MPEP 509.02 - (1) a university or other institution of higher education located in any country; (2) an…
  5. Nonprovisional Patent Application an application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all patent applications (i.e.
  6. normal publication regular 18-month publication or redacted publication.
  7. notice (also marking) Placing the word "patent" with the patent number on articles made by the patentee or a licensee.
  8. notice of abandonment a written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending.
  9. notice of allowability a notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance -- see MPEP 1302.03 Notice of Allowability for more
  10. notice of allowance NOA - a written notification from the USPTO that a specific mark has survived the opposition period following publication in the Official Gazette, and has…
  11. notice of allowance and fees due NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee (and possibly a…
  12. Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due A notice by the USPTO that the application has been placed in a condition for allowance and that the issue fee must be paid within three months of the…
  13. Notice of Appeal A document filed in the trial court that informs the trial court that the party intends to appeal the lower court’s decision.
  14. notice of publication a written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette.
  15. notice of references cited also known as a PTO-892 form. A list of relevant references cited by a patent examiner in an Office action.
  16. novelty New; not anticipated by (taught by) the prior art. MPEP 2131.
  17. NPL Non Patent Literature -- documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant…
  18. O.G. See Official Gazette.
  19. OACS Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
  20. Oath A solemn pledge in attestation of the truth of a statement or in verification of a statement made.
  21. OBI Originating Beneficiary Information - the informational portion of a wire (electronic) transfer of funds.
  22. Object of the Invention A desired characteristic of an invention. MPEP 608.01(d).
  23. OBRA Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
  24. 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…
  25. 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.
  26. OED Office of Enrollment and Discipline
  27. OEIP Office of Electronic Information Products
  28. 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…
  29. Office in the context of actions or activities involving the USPTO this refers to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) itself
  30. office action a letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application.
  31. Official Action See Action.
  32. 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.
  33. OG Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office
  34. OG - Patents Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices
  35. OG - Trademarks Official Gazette eOG:T - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes marks that have been published for opposition.
  36. OGC Office of General Counsel
  37. OHIM Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
  38. OHR Office of Human Resources
  39. OIG see IG
  40. OIIP Office of Independent Inventors Programs (prior), now part of the Inventors Assistance Center -- see Inventors Resources for more
  41. OIPE Office of Initial Patent Examination
  42. Old Application An application that, having been acted on by an Examiner, has, in turn, been acted on by the applicant. MPEP 203.03.
  43. OLIA (superceded) Office for Legislative and International Affairs - currently known as Administrator for External Affairs, comprised of Office of International Relations…
  44. OMB Office of Management and Budget, a branch of The Executive Office of the President -- see OMB for more
  45. On Sale See Offer to Sell.
  46. 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…
  47. Open for Public Inspection The date upon which a patent application is first made available to the public.
  48. OPF Official Personnel File
  49. 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…
  50. 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…
  51. OPLA Office of Patent Legal Administration
  52. OPM Office of Personnel Management - an agency of the U. S. Government
  53. 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…
  54. 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.
  55. OPR Formerly, Office of Public Records; now known as Public Records Division (PRD)
  56. 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…
  57. Original Application "Original" is used in the patent statute and rules to refer to an application which is not a reissue application.
  58. original filing basis the basis set forth in the application as initially filed -- see filing basis
  59. OTPP Office of Technical Plans and Policy
  60. PAC Patent Assistance Center (prior), now the Inventors Assistance Center or IAC, call (toll-free) 1-800-786-9199 or 703-308-4357
  61. PAIR Patent Application Information Retrieval -- see Patent EBC for more provides secure access for customers who want to view current patent application…
  62. PALM Patent Application Locating and Monitoring system - an internal USPTO system that is the source of status information displayed in PAIR
  63. PAR Performance and Accountability Report -- see Annual Reports for more
  64. Parent Application The term "parent" is applied to an earlier application of the inventor disclosing a given invention --see MPEP 201.04 for more
  65. Paris Convention See Convention.
  66. PASAT Patent Application Specification Authoring Tool -- no longer used as of 22 August 2004
  67. patent A grant to an inventor of the right to exclude others, for a limited time, from making, using, or selling his invention in the United States.
  68. Patent Agent A person who is not an attorney who can legally represent an inventor or applicant in dealing with a patent office. MPEP 401.
  69. Patent and Trademark Depository Library a library designated by the USPTO to receive copies of patents, CD-ROMs containing registered and pending marks, and patent and trademark materials that…
  70. Patent Application -- see application (patent) -- see How to Get a Patent for guides for each type of patent application
  71. patent application publication Pre-Grant Publication of patent application at 18 months from priority date -- see Search online
  72. Patent Attorney A person who is an attorney who can legally represent an inventor or applicant in dealing with a patent office. MPEP 401.
  73. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) A treaty that set up a system for searching and, optionally, examination of patent applications.
  74. Patent Examiner See Examiner.
  75. Patent Family A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country. -- see patent family
  76. patent infringement unauthorized making, using, offering to sell, selling or importing into the United States any patented invention -- see 35 USC § 271(a)
  77. Patent Marking The marking of a patent-pending item "Patent Pending" or marking a patented item with one or more of the patent numbers.
  78. Patent Misuse See Misuse.
  79. Patent Number unique number assigned to a patent application when it issues as a patent -- see list -- see patent numbering formats for an explanation of the codes that…
  80. Patent Owner The owner of patent property rights.
  81. Patent Pending A phrase that often appears on manufactured items. It means that someone has applied for a patent on an invention that is contained in the manufactured…
  82. Patent Search A study of the patent literature to determine the state of the art in a particular field; a study of the patent literature in a particular field to…
  83. Patent Term The period during which a patent is valid.
  84. Patent Watch The process of continuously monitoring newly published patent applications and issued patents in a particular field.
  85. Patentability The issue of whether an invention is capable of being patented in a particular jurisdiction.
  86. patentability search A search of existing patents and, perhaps, other publications to determine if the invention is novel and non obvious and thus patentable.
  87. Patentable suitable to be patented; entitled by law to be protected by the issuance of a patent.
  88. Patentable Subject Matter An invention that is capable of bing patented.
  89. patentee the person to whom a patent was issued.
  90. Patentschrift A granted German patent application.
  91. payor number -- see customer number
  92. PBG Patent Business Goals
  93. PBG Final Rule Patent Business Goals Final Rule - implement streamlined patent practice; a result of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
  94. PBX Private Branch Exchange - a telephony term describing a private telephone network used within an enterprise.
  95. PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (more) provides a mechanism by which an applicant can file a single application that, when certain requirements have been…
  96. PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) created a patent application that is standardized across the nations that signed it, which allows patent applicants to simultaneously seek protection for…
  97. PCT Regulations provide rules concerning matters expressly refers to in the Patent Cooperation Treaty, any administrative requirements, matters, or procedures, and…
  98. PDF Portable Document Format - a file format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing…
  99. PEAI Patent Enterprise Access Integration
  100. Pending The status of a patent application that occurs before either an application is abandoned (withdrawn) or a patent issues.

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