Patent Terms Glossary

Express Mail Mailing Label

Definition:
Patent correspondence delivered to the USPTO via the "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service of the USPS which is considered filed in the Office on the date of deposit with the USPS.

Coinventor

Definition:
An inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception creation of the invention.

Copyrights

Definition:
Protect works of authorship, such as writings, music, and works of art that have been tangibly expressed. The Library of Congress registers copyrights which last for the life of the author plus 70 years.

Notice of Allowability

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

Restriction

Definition:
If two or more independent and distinct inventions are claimed in a single application, the examiner may require the applicant to elect (designate) a single invention to which the claims will be restricted.

Embodiment

Definition:
A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed

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