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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