Patent Terms Glossary

DO

Definition:
Designated Office - the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State designated by the applicant under Chapter I of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Certificate Of Registration

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

C3

Definition:
Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients

Descriptive Mark

Definition:
A mark is considered merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods or services.

Patent Family

Definition:
A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.

COTS

Definition:
Commercial Off The Shelf - an acquisition term refering to commercially available ready to use products that require no customization in order to meet performance requirements.

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