Patent Terms Glossary

Nonprovisional Patent Application

Definition:
An application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications.

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.

C2

Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.

National Stage Application

Definition:
An application which has entered the national phase of the Patent Cooperation Treaty by the fulfillment of certain requirements in a national Office, which is an authority entrusted with the granting of national or regional patents.

Combination Patent

Definition:
A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.

Design Patent

Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.

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