Patent Terms Glossary
Certificate Of Registration
Definition:
Official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.
Opposition Proceeding
Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to prevent the issuance of a registration of a mark.
Patent
Definition:
A patent is a document that defines the right by law for inventors and assignees to make use of and exploit their inventions for a limited period of time.
Appeal (trademark)
Definition:
An applicant who wants to contest a final refusal from an examining attorney may file an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
PALM
Definition:
Patent Application Locating and Monitoring system - an internal USPTO system that is the source of status information displayed in PAIR .
Certification Mark
Definition:
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner.
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