Patent Terms Glossary
OACS
Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
Basic Patent
Definition:
The first published patent
Joint Application
Definition:
An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.
ACH
Definition:
Automated Clearing House - a nationwide batch-oriented electronic funds transfer system governed by the NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association)
Drawing
Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
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