Patent Terms Glossary
Drawing
Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.
Claim
Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
Disclosure
Definition:
The first public disclosure of details of an invention
Patent Infringement
Definition:
Unauthorized making, using, offering to sell, selling or importing into the United States any patented invention.
Boolean
Definition:
The patent search systems use "AND", "OR", and "ANDNOT" as Boolean operators, in combination with parentheses to build nested logical subsets.
OG - Patents
Definition:
Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices.
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