Patent Terms Glossary

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.

PAC

Definition:
Patent Assistance Center (prior), now the Inventors Assistance Center or IAC.

Benefit Claim

Definition:
The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending provisional or nonprovisional application designating.

Notice Of Publication

Definition:
A written statement from the USPTO notifying an applicant that its mark will be published in the Official Gazette. If the examining attorney assigned to an application raises no objections to registration.

Beilstein

Definition:
A major structure and factual database in organic chemistry.

Patent Application Publication

Definition:
Pre-Grant Publication of patent application at 18 months from priority date.

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