Patent Terms Glossary
Opposition Proceeding
Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to prevent the issuance of a registration of a mark.
C3
Definition:
Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients
Novelty
Definition:
The concept that the claims must be totally new.
Claim
Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
ALC
Definition:
Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.
Contracting State
Definition:
A national Office or an intergovernmental organization which is party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
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