Patent Terms Glossary
Small Business Concern
Definition: For purposes of small entity determination per MPEP 509.02 - any business concern meeting the size standards set forth in 13 CFR Part 121 to be eligible for reduced patent fees.
Administrative Instructions
Definition: Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.
Assignor
Definition: The owner of record of a patent application, patent, trademark application or trademark registration who is transferring ownership to another entity (assignee)
Claim
Definition: The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
Citation Counts
Definition: Citation counts are a formal acknowledgement of intellectual debt to earlier patents and previously published scientific research papers.
Trade Secret
Definition: Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.
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