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1Patent troll — is a pejorative but questioned term used for a person or company who is a non practicing inventor, and buys and enforces patents against one or more alleged infringers in a manner considered by the target or observers as unduly aggressive or… …
2Patent (disambiguation) — A patent is an intellectual property right covering an invention. Patent can also refer to the following:Types of patents*Utility patent for inventions that do something useful such as apparatus, methods, processes, and new chemicals, plants,… …
3Small entity status — in United States patent law allows small businesses, independent inventors, nonprofit organizations to file a patent application and maintain an issued patent for a reduced fee mdash;a 50% reduction.Under 13 CFR 121.802(a), an entity qualifies as …
4Patent holding company — Patent holding companies are companies set up to administer, consolidate and license patents or otherwise enforce patent rights, such as through litigation. Many patent holding companies have been characterized pejoratively as patent trolls due… …
5small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
6Patent prosecution — describes the interaction between an applicant, or their representative, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre grant prosecution, which involves negotiation… …
7Patent leather — is leather that has been given a high gloss, shiny finish. The original process was developed by Newark based inventor Mario Baker in 1818 with commercial manufacture beginning September 20, 1819. His process used a linseed oil–based lacquer… …
8Patent ductus arteriosus — Classification and external resources Heart cross section with PDA ICD 10 Q …
9small entity — Status of a patent applicant that entitles the applicant to pay reduced application, issuance, and maintenance fees. Small entities are any for profit company with 500 or fewer employees, any nonprofit organization, or an independent inventor.… …
10patent ambiguity — patent am·bi·gu·i·ty / ˌam bə gyü ə tē/ n: an ambiguity in a legal document (as a contract or will) that is apparent on the face of the document and arises from inconsistent or uncertain language compare latent ambiguity Merriam Webster’s… …
