Patent Terms Glossary
Administrative Instructions
Definition:
Set out the provisions and requirements in relation to the filing and processing of the international (patent) application under the PCT.
ABM
Definition:
Activity based management - a management methodology that combines ABC with business process analysis techniques to run, improve and measure performance for a business.
Cancellation Proceeding
Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which The plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark.
Contracting Party
Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
Consisting Essentially Of
Definition:
A transitional phrase that limits the scope of a claim to the specified materials or steps and those that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristics of the claimed invention.
Claim
Definition:
The definition of the monopoly rights that the applicant is trying to obtain for the invention.
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