Patent Terms Glossary
Blackout Period
Definition:
The period between the date the examining attorney approves the mark for publication and the date of issuance of the Notice of Allowance.
LIE
Definition:
Legal Instruments Examiner - a position classification for USPTO employees charged with docketing cases and other administrative processing that support the workflow and examination of applications.
Counterpart
Definition:
An application filed in a foreign patent office that is substantially similar to (like) the patent application filed with the USPTO and is based upon some or all of the same invention.
Final Office Action (rejection)
Definition:
An Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional patent application.
Notice Of References Cited
Definition:
Also known as a PTO-892 form. A list of relevant references cited by a patent examiner in an Office action.
Attorney
Definition:
An individual who is a member in good standing of the bar of any United States court or the highest court of any State.
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