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    Patent Application Locating and Monitoring system - an internal USPTO system that is the source of status information displayed in PAIR .

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    Designation of a Contracting State in an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty which must be confirmed prior to 15 months from the priority date.

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

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    For purposes of small entity determination per MPEP 509.02 - any business concern meeting the size standards set forth in 13 CFR Part 121 to be eligible for reduced patent fees.

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    There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services.

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    One who stands for or acts on behalf of another. A patent attorney or patent agent may represent the inventors named in a patent application.

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