Patent Terms Glossary
Classification
Definition:
Patents are classified (organized) in the U.S. by a system using a 3 digit class and a 3 digit subclass to describe every similar grouping of patent art.
Interference
Definition:
A proceeding, conducted before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), to determine priority of invention between a pending application.
Embodiment
Definition:
A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed
Informal Application
Definition:
An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants.
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.
C2
Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.
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