Patent Terms Glossary

Affidavit

Definition:
A signed statement putting appropriate facts or opinions on record.

Author

Definition:
Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.

Enforceability of Patent

Definition:
The right of the patent owner to bring an infringement suit against a party who, without permission, makes, uses or sells the claimed invention.

Non-final Office Action (rejection)

Definition:
An Office action letter that raises new issues and usually is the first phase of the examination process. An examining attorney will issue a non-final Office action after reviewing the application for the first time.

Drawing

Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.

LIE

Definition:
Legal Instruments Examiner - a position classification for USPTO employees charged with docketing cases and other administrative processing that support the workflow and examination of applications.

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