Patent Terms Glossary
Joint Application
Definition:
An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.
Interference
Definition:
A proceeding, conducted before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), to determine priority of invention between a pending application.
Current Filing Basis
Definition:
In applications under §§1 and 44 of the Trademark Act, the applicant may claim more than one basis, and may add or substitute a basis after filing the application.
C2
Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.
Citation Counts
Definition:
Citation counts are a formal acknowledgement of intellectual debt to earlier patents and previously published scientific research papers.
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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