Patent Terms Glossary

Deposit Account

Definition:
An account that is established in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), upon payment of a fee for establishing such an account, for the convenience in paying any fees due.

Beilstein

Definition:
A major structure and factual database in organic chemistry.

Novel

Definition:
A patent must be new or original. That is, the invention must never have been made in public in any way, anywhere, before the date on which the application for a patent is filed.

Substantive Reasons For Refusal

Definition:
There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services.

Certificate Of Registration

Definition:
Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.

Trade Secret

Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.

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