Patent Terms Glossary
EFS-ABX
Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.
Reissue Application
Definition:
An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.
Informal Application
Definition:
An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants.
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.
Combination Patent
Definition:
A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.
C2
Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.
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