Patent Terms Glossary

DiD

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

Intellectual property

Definition:
Intellectual property refers to creations — including inventions, artistic works, names and designs — that are legally protected. Intellectual property includes patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets

Change Of Name

Definition:
Sometimes, owners of trademark applications and registrations change their names, even though the actual ownership of the application or registration has not been transferred.

Patent Application Publication

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

NPL

Definition:
Non Patent Literature -- documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant in a patent prosecution.

Patent Application Publication

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

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