Patent Terms Glossary

Office Action

Definition:
A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, and suspension inquiry letters.

Provisional Patent Application

Definition:
A provisional application for patent is a U. S. national application for patent filed in the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. § 111(b). It allows filing without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement.

CD

Definition:
A type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form.

Examining Attorney

Definition:
A USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a federally registered trademark

DRM

Definition:
Data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line operations.

First to invent

Definition:
In some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.

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