Patent Terms Glossary
Abandon
Definition: The explicit or implicit relinquishment of a potential patent right. Simple inaction may render a patent right abandoned
Embodiment
Definition: A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
Deceased Inventor
Definition: A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.
Contracting State
Definition: A national Office or an intergovernmental organization which is party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Parent Application
Definition: The term "parent" is applied to an earlier application of the inventor disclosing a given invention.
eTEAS
Definition: Electronic Trademark Examination Application System - electronic trademark filing system. It allows the public to complete various trademark filings and transactions on-line.
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