Patent Terms Glossary
Term of patent
Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.
Final Office Action (rejection)
Definition:
An Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional patent application.
PCT Regulations
Definition:
Provide rules concerning matters expressly refers to in the Patent Cooperation Treaty, any administrative requirements, matters, or procedures, and concerning any details useful in the implementation.
Trade Secret
Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.
Author
Definition:
Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.
Beilstein
Definition:
A major structure and factual database in organic chemistry.
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