Patent Terms Glossary
Boolean
Definition:
The patent search systems use "AND", "OR", and "ANDNOT" as Boolean operators, in combination with parentheses to build nested logical subsets.
Citation
Definition:
the examiner or author may make Citations
Inventor
Definition:
One who contributes to the conception of an invention. The patent law of the United States of America requires that the applicant in a patent application must be the inventor.
Contracting Party
Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
C3
Definition:
Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients
First to invent
Definition:
In some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.
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