office action

Patents. A patent examiner’s communication with a patent applicant, usu. to state the reasons for denying an application. See UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. [Cases: Patents 108. C.J.S. Patents §§ 144, 148–151.]

office action. Patents. A patent examiner’s communication with a patent applicant, usu. to state the reasons for denying an application. See UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE . [Cases: Patents 108. C.J.S. Patents §§ 144, 148–151.] advisory office action. An office action in which the patent examiner replies to an applicant’s response following final rejection