Patent Terms Glossary
IPEA
Definition:
International Preliminary Examining Authority - either a national Office or an intergovernmental organization whose tasks include the establishment of examination reports on inventions.
Non-final Office Action (rejection)
Definition:
An Office action letter that raises new issues and usually is the first phase of the examination process. An examining attorney will issue a non-final Office action after reviewing the application for the first time.
Term of patent
Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.
Group Art Unit
Definition:
A working unit responsible for a cluster of related patent art. Staffed by one supervisory patent examiner (SPE) and a number of patent examiners who determine patentability on applications for a patent.
Abandonment
Definition:
A patent application becomes abandoned for failure to file a complete and proper reply as the condition of the application may require within the time period.
Examination Copy
Definition:
A copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
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