Patent Terms Glossary

Notice of Allowability

Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

Design Patent

Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.

C1

Definition:
Phase I (IDdb). Initial toxicity testing in healthy volunteers

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.

First to file

Definition:
The applicant who is the first to file an application for an invention will be awarded the patent over all others.

Disclosure Document

Definition:
A document disclosing an invention, and signed by the inventor or inventors, that is forwarded to the USPTO only as evidence of the date of conception of the invention.

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