Patent Terms Glossary
Express Abandonment
Definition:
A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. .
Generic Term
Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.
Fastener Quality Act
Definition:
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended by Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-234, and Public Law 106-34); implementing regulations: 15 C.F.R. Part 280.
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
Workflow Incoming Amendment IFW
Definition:
From Public PAIR/IFW - designates the point in time when an amendment is received in the Office and the paper scanning process may be started at the USPTO; does not indicate whether scanning has actually started.
Final Office Action (rejection)
Definition:
An Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional patent application.
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