Patent Terms Glossary

Term of patent

Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.

Substitute Patent Application

Definition:
An application which is in essence a duplicate of a prior (earlier filed) application by the same applicant abandoned before the filing of the substitute (later filed) application.

Representative

Definition:
One who stands for or acts on behalf of another. A patent attorney or patent agent may represent the inventors named in a patent application.

Abstract Of The Disclosure

Definition:
A concise statement of the technical disclosure including that which is new in the art to which the invention pertains.

CD

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

Combination Patent

Definition:
A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.

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