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.

Patentable

Definition:
Suitable to be patented; entitled by law to be protected by the issuance of a patent.

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.

Design Patent

Definition:
A type of patent covering the shape characteristics of an object

USPTO

Definition:
United States Patent and Trademark Office, designation became effective April 3, 2000; a result of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999.

Amendment To Allege Use

Definition:
A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.

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