Patent Terms Glossary

Patent Pending

Definition:
A phrase that often appears on manufactured items. It means that someone has applied for a patent on an invention that is contained in the manufactured item.

Certificate Of Registration

Definition:
Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.

Application (trademark)

Definition:
A document by which a person requests a federal trademark registration. To receive a filing date, an application must include the applicant's name, a name and address for correspondence and the application filing fee.

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.

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.

Express Abandonment

Definition:
A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. .

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