Patent Terms Glossary

Agent (patent)

Definition:
One who is not an attorney but is authorized to act for or in place of the applicant(s) before the Office, that is, an individual who is registered to practice before the Office.

Invention

Definition:
Any art or process (way of doing or making things), machine, manufacture, design, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, or any variety of plant, which is or may be patentable.

DRM

Definition:
Data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line operations.

Declaration

Definition:
A document in which an applicant for patent declares, under penalty of fine or imprisonment, or both (18 USC 1001), that he or she is the original or sole inventor.

Notice of Allowability

Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

Nonprovisional Patent Application

Definition:
An application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications.

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