Patent Terms Glossary
Contracting Party
Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
Novelty
Definition:
The concept that the claims must be totally new.
Citation
Definition:
the examiner or author may make Citations
Electronic File Wrapper
Definition:
System that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case.
Abstract Of The Disclosure
Definition:
A concise statement of the technical disclosure including that which is new in the art to which the invention pertains.
Restriction
Definition:
If two or more independent and distinct inventions are claimed in a single application, the examiner may require the applicant to elect (designate) a single invention to which the claims will be restricted.
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