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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Application (trademark)

    Definition:
    A document by which a person requests a federal trademark registration. To receive a filing date, an application must include the applicant's name, a name and address for correspondence and the application filing fee.

    Common Law Rights

    Definition:
    Property or other legal rights that do not absolutely require formal registration in order to enforce them. Proving such rights for a trademark in court can be very difficult.

    Supplemental Register

    Definition:
    Secondary trademark register for the USPTO. It allows for registration of certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or services.

    Home Copy

    Definition:
    A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application was filed.

    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.

    Notice of Allowance and Fees Due

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    NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee within three months from the mailing date of the notice of allowance.

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