Patent Terms Glossary
IC
Definition:
International Class - class(es) assigned to a mark under the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Agreement); used in the United States since 1 September 1973
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
Term of patent
Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.
Citation Counts
Definition:
Citation counts are a formal acknowledgement of intellectual debt to earlier patents and previously published scientific research papers.
DiD
Definition:
Defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources.
Contracting Party
Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
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