Patent Terms Glossary

Examination Copy

Definition:
A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.

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.

Certification Mark

Definition:
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner.

Joint Inventor

Definition:
An inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception of the invention set forth in at least one claim in a patent application.

C2

Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.

Claim

Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.

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