Patent Terms Glossary

Patent Application Publication

Definition:
Pre-Grant Publication of patent application at 18 months from priority date.

Chapter I

Definition:
The first, mandatory phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes performance of an international-type search, issuance of an International Search Report.

Comprising

Definition:
A transitional phrase that is synonymous with means the same thing as inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps.

Joint Application

Definition:
An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.

Home Copy

Definition:
A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the receiving Office where the international application was filed.

DiD

Definition:
Defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources.

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