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abstract
a brief (150 word or less) summary of a patent, usually printed on the first page.
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PASAT
obsolete A former USPTO e-filing system. Superseded by EFS-Web.
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A B C D E F GHI JK LMN O P QR S T U VWXYZ
This patent dictionary is meant to contain most of the most commonly used words and phrases which turn up in patent application prosecution. Is there a "patentese" term you don' [..]
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Absolute priority
in most foreign countries, any publication before filing is prior art, even if it is the inventor's own publication. This contrasts with the grace period in the US (and a few other countries) whe [..]
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ADS
see Application Data Sheet
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aggregation
a patent claim which just recites a list of elements, without indicating how they are interrelated or assembled into an invention. For example, "A door lock comprising a knob, a latch bar and [..]
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AIPLA
American Intellectual Property Law Association - US national organization for patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law practitioners and owners.
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Alice rejection
the 2014 Supreme Court Alice Corp v. CLS Bank International case which held Alice Corp's claims on a method of electronic escrow to be invalid because the claims were drawn to an abstract idea, a [..]
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All elements rule
an accused device only infringes a claim if it includes all elements of the claim, either literally or under the Doctrine of Equivalents. (see our page, "how to read a patent - claims&quo [..]
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allowed
When the Examiner decides that a claim in an application is patentable, it is "allowed". If all of the claims in the application are allowed, the Examiner will issue a "Noti [..]
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