Patent Terms Glossary

Bio-sequence Listings

Definition:
A document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention.

Home Copy

Definition:
A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application was filed.

Control No.

Definition:
Unique number assigned to a patent reexamination request when it is filed, having a 2-digit series code for ex parte reexamination requests and a 6-digit control number.

Infringe

Definition:
To make, use or sell the patented item or process within the country covered by the patent, without permission or license from the patentee.

Identification of Goods and Services Manual

Definition:
This manual lists numerous examples of identifications of goods and services that are acceptable to the USPTO for inclusion in trademark applications and registrations.

IB

Definition:
International Bureau - the secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralizes information of various kinds relating to the protection of intellectual property.

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