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• Patent prosecution — describes the interaction between an applicant, or their representative, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre grant prosecution, which involves negotiation… …   Wikipedia

• Patent — Pat ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See {Patent}, a.] 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• patent — (n.) late 14c., open letter or document from some authority, shortened form of Anglo Fr. lettre patent (also in M.L. (litteræ) patentes), lit. open letter (late 13c.), from O.Fr. patente (adj.), from L. patentum (nom. patens) open, lying open,… …   Etymology dictionary

• Patent medicine — E.W. Kemble s Death s Laboratory in Collier s in 1906 Patent medicine refers to medical compounds of questionable effectiveness sold under a variety of names and labels. The term patent medicine is somewhat of a misnomer because, in most cases,… …   Wikipedia

• Patent watch — In patent law, a patent watch is a process for monitoring newly issued patents on a periodic basis to see if any of these patents might be of interest. [ [http://www.nature.com/bioent/building/ip/012003/pf/nbt1101 1075 pf.html Adda Gogoris Pamela …   Wikipedia

• Patent — A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the… …   Wikipedia

• Patent attorney — A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition. The term… …   Wikipedia

• Patent application — A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for the invention described and claimed by that application. An application consists of a description of the invention (the patent specification ), together… …   Wikipedia

• Patent drawing — Patent law (patents for inventions) …   Wikipedia

• Patent engineer — A patent engineer or patent scientist is a patent law professional that is typically involved in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. The terms are usually applied to patent professionals with scientific or engineering backgrounds that… …   Wikipedia

• patent — [[t]pe͟ɪt(ə)nt, AM pæ̱t [/t]] patents, patenting, patented (The pronunciation [[t]pæ̱t(ə)nt[/t]] is also used for meanings 1 and 2 in British English.) 1) N COUNT A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or… …   English dictionary