Patent Terms Glossary

Disclaimer

Definition:
A patentee, whether of the whole or any sectional interest therein, may, on payment of the fee required by law, make disclaimer of any complete claim, stating therein the extent of their interest in such patent.

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.

Patent Infringement

Definition:
Unauthorized making, using, offering to sell, selling or importing into the United States any patented invention.

Notice of Abandonment

Definition:
A written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending. If the application was abandoned unintentionally or due to Office error.

EFS-ABX

Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.

C3

Definition:
Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients

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