Patent Terms Glossary

OG

Definition:
Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office.

Informal Application

Definition:
An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants.

Patent Family

Definition:
A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.

ABM

Definition:
Activity based management - a management methodology that combines ABC with business process analysis techniques to run, improve and measure performance for a business.

Filing Date

Definition:
The date of receipt in the Office of an application which includes (1) a specification containing a description and, if the application is a nonprovisional application, at least one claim, and (2) any required drawings.

Certification Mark

Definition:
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner.

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