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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