Patent Terms Glossary

Certification Mark

Definition:
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner.

Fastener Quality Act

Definition:
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended by Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-234, and Public Law 106-34); implementing regulations: 15 C.F.R. Part 280.

Design Patent

Definition:
A type of patent covering the shape characteristics of an object

OACS

Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

Descriptive Mark

Definition:
A mark is considered merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods or services.

Notice of Allowability

Definition:
A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

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