Patent Terms Glossary

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.

Reexamination Proceeding

Definition:
At any time during the enforceability of a patent any person may file a request for the USPTO to conduct a second examination of any claim of the patent on the basis of prior art patents or printed publications.

Affidavit

Definition:
A signed statement putting appropriate facts or opinions on record.

EFS-ABX

Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.

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.

Annex F

Definition:
Written specifications of the application-body document type definition agreed to by the USPTO, WIPO, EPO, and JPO.

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