Patent Terms Glossary
Joint Application
Definition: An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.
Attorney
Definition: An individual who is a member in good standing of the bar of any United States court or the highest court of any State.
Deceased Inventor
Definition: A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.
Disclaimer
Definition: A patentee, whether of the whole or any sectional interest therein, may, on payment of the fee required by law, make disclaimer of any complete claim, stating therein the extent of their interest in such patent.
Design Patent
Definition: A type of patent covering the shape characteristics of an object
Patent Infringement
Definition: Unauthorized making, using, offering to sell, selling or importing into the United States any patented invention.
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