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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