Patent Terms Glossary
Patent and Trademark Depository Library
Definition:
A library designated by the USPTO to receive copies of patents, CD-ROMs containing registered and pending marks, and patent and trademark materials that are made available to the public for free.
PAC
Definition:
Patent Assistance Center (prior), now the Inventors Assistance Center or IAC.
Notice of Abandonment
Definition:
A written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending. If the application was abandoned unintentionally or due to Office error.
Infringe
Definition:
To make, use or sell the patented item or process within the country covered by the patent, without permission or license from the patentee.
Inventor
Definition:
Inventor names are recorded for all patents.
Citation Counts
Definition:
Citation counts are a formal acknowledgement of intellectual debt to earlier patents and previously published scientific research papers.
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