Patent terms starting with E

24 terms

  1. Effective Date The date on which an insurance policy becomes effective.
  2. 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.
  3. 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…
  4. Embodiment a manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
  5. 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…
  6. Enjoin Direct or impose by court order.
  7. EPC See European Patent Convention.
  8. Equivalent Equal under patent law. MPEP 904.01(b), MPEP 2144.06, MPEP 2183.
  9. 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…
  10. 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…
  11. European Patent Convention An agreement among Eurpoean nations that establishes a regional, European patent system.
  12. 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.
  13. Examination Review of a patent application to determine if a claimed invention is patentable. MPEP Introduction.
  14. examiner An official of a patent office charged with determining the patentability of inventions claimed in patent applications.
  15. 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…
  16. Examining Group See Art Unit.
  17. Example An example of one embodiment (implementation) of an invention. If the example is an actual ("working") example, i.e.
  18. 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…
  19. 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…
  20. Execute To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
  21. Exhibit A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
  22. 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.
  23. Expiry Date The date when a patent has run its full term and the invention is no longer protected by it.
  24. Extension of Time An extension of the "period for reponse" stipulated in an Office action. MPEP 710.02(e).