Patent Terms Glossary
Application Number (patent)
Definition:
The unique number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. The application number includes a two digit series code and a six digit serial number.
PALM
Definition:
Patent Application Locating and Monitoring system - an internal USPTO system that is the source of status information displayed in PAIR .
Administrative Instructions
Definition:
Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.
Supplemental Register
Definition:
Secondary trademark register for the USPTO. It allows for registration of certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or services.
First to invent
Definition:
In some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.
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.
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