Helpful Terms and Definitions
Patent Family
Definition:
A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.
Madrid Protocol
Definition:
The "Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks" (Madrid Protocol) is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application, called an international application.
Abstract Of The Disclosure
Definition:
A concise statement of the technical disclosure including that which is new in the art to which the invention pertains.
Benefit Claim
Definition:
The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending (under examination at the same time) provisional or nonprovisional application.
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