patent number
patent number. Patents. The number assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a patent. See PATENT MARKING.
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x patent
X-patent. Patents. An early U.S. patent, granted before the numbering system set up in the Patent Act of 1836 and so named because an X was added to the numbers of existing patents to avoid duplicate numbers.
application number
application number. Patents & trademarks. The eight-digit sequential number assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a patent or trademark application. • Applications are typically referred to by application number, which consists of a two-digit series code, a slash, and a six-digit serial number. References to patent applications also include the filing date
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serial number
serial number. 1. A number assigned to a specific thing, esp. a product, to identify it from other things of the same kind. • While serial numbers are usu. assigned in numerical order, they may also be random. 2. Patents. An identifying number assigned to a completed patent application. • The serial number is assigned
patent marking
patent marking. The incorporation or affixation of a patent number to a patented article’s surface or surrounding packaging. • Affixing the patent number to a product gives constructive notice of patent rights to infringers. Without the number in place, a patentee cannot recover losses that occur before the infringer has actual notice of the patent.
business methods patent initiative
Business Methods Patent Initiative. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office program that added a second level to business-method-patent reviews for the purpose of reducing the number of business-method patents issued. • The PTO created the initiative in response to complaints that examiners improperly approved many business-method patents. After an examiner approves the application and before
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marking estoppel
Patents. Estoppel that prevents a party from asserting that a product is not covered by a patent if that party has marked the product with a patent number. • This type of estoppel has been questioned in recent years, and has been sharply limited by some courts. [Cases: Patents 222. C.J.S. Patents §§ 394–395.]
series code
series code. Patents & trademarks. A numerical designation assigned to any of a group of applications for patent or trademark registration filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. • The series code is part of an application number and is followed by a slash. For example, if the application number is 09/445,323, then 09
amendment in excess of filing fee
An amendment to a patent application that increases the number of claims in the original application and requires payment of an additional fee.
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outline form
outline form. Patents. A style of writing patent claims that uses a numbered or lettered subparagraph for each element. Cf. COLON-SEMICOLON FORM; SINGLE-PARAGRAPH FORM M; SUBPARAGRAPH FORM.