Patent Terms Glossary

Benefit Claim

Definition:
The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending provisional or nonprovisional application designating.

C3

Definition:
Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients

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.

Registration Number

Definition:
A registered patent attorney/agent is assigned a registration number that they must include on patent correspondence and forms when representing others before the USPTO.

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.

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.

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