patent
101patent claim — The portion of a patent that establishes the legal boundaries of the invention that is, the exclusive rights of the owner. Patent claims are written in a formal style and precise terminology, and they serve as the basis for any determination of… …
102patent claims — A patent specification must contain a drawing or a verbal description and claims describing the essential inventive elements comprising the invention. Their drafting must be precise and is a job for a patent agent they must be neither too broad… …
103patent search — A search of all existing or publicly available information to determine whether an invention is new (novel) and whether persons with ordinary skill in the field could have deduced it (nonobvious). A patent search usually begins with a review of… …
104patent deed — The official document (sometimes referred to as letters patent) that is sent to an applicant by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when the applicant s patent issues. Category: Patent, Copyright & Trademark → Patent Law Nolo’s Plain English Law …
105patent of invention — patent (of invention) n. The granting of a right or authority by the federal government; the document granting that right or authority; an exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention granted to the inventor of a unique device or process… …
106patent protection — ➔ protection * * * patent protection UK US noun [U] LAW ► laws that protect a person or a company that has created a new product or way of doing something, by stopping anyone else from copying or using it for a particular period of time: apply… …
107patent right — ➔ right * * * patent right UK US noun [C, usually plural] LAW ► the right to make or sell something that is given to a particular person or company through a patent: »The pharmaceutical group was granted exclusive patent rights in the US for a… …
108Patent Shaft — was a large steelworks situated in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England. It employed hundreds of local people from its opening during the 19th century, and was a key player in the Industrial Revolution that spread across the Black Country at this… …
109patent drawing — Visual representations of an invention that are included in a patent. Patent drawings show all the features of the invention described in the application, including those features that distinguish it from prior art. (See also: prior art) Category …
110Patent Office — ˈPatent ˌOffice noun LAW ORGANIZATIONS a government department that deals with and approves patents * * * patent office UK US noun [C] LAW ► a government office that makes decisions about giving patents: »The patent office has said that it will… …
