Patent Terms Glossary
Supplemental Register
Definition:
Secondary trademark register for the USPTO. It allows for registration of certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register, but are capable of distinguishing an applicant’s goods or services.
Interference
Definition:
A proceeding, conducted before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), to determine priority of invention between a pending application.
Control No.
Definition:
Unique number assigned to a patent reexamination request when it is filed, having a 2-digit series code for ex parte reexamination requests and a 6-digit control number.
Electronic File Wrapper
Definition:
System that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case.
Substantive Reasons For Refusal
Definition:
There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services.
Allegation Of Use
Definition:
A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.
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