Patent Terms Glossary

Deceased Inventor

Definition:
A named inventor who has died prior to the filing of a patent application or during the prosecution of a patent application.

Trade Secret

Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.

Domestic Representative

Definition:
A person residing within the United States who is appointed by a patentee or assignee of a trademark application or registration that does not reside in or is not domiciled within the United States.

OG

Definition:
Official Gazette - weekly publication of the USPTO that includes regular and special notices of the Office.

OACS

Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

ISA

Definition:
International Search Authority - either a national Office or an intergovernmental organization whose tasks include the establishment of documentary search reports on prior art with respect to inventions.

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