informal application

A patent application that is not in the correct form as required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• According to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, an application is informal if it is printed on both sides of the paper, or is not permanent, legible, or reproducible. An informal application may be corrected and still retain the original filing date.

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