Patent Terms Glossary

Chapter II

Definition:
The second, optional phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes examination of the international application and issuance of an International Preliminary Examination Report.

CD

Definition:
A type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form.

Contracting Party

Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.

ALC

Definition:
Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.

Coinventor

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

Certificate Of Registration

Definition:
Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.

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