patent file
31patent — A legal monopoly; that is, an exclusive right to the benefits of an invention or improvement granted by the U.S. Patent Office, for a specific period, on the basis that it is novel (i.e., not previously known or described in a publication),… …
32file — /faɪl/ noun 1. a cardboard holder for documents, which can fit in the drawer of a filing cabinet ● Put these letters in the customer file. ● Look in the file marked ‘Scottish sales’. 2. documents kept for reference ♦ to place something on file to …
33file wrapper estoppel — Under the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel, an applicant who has limited or modified a claim in order to avoid its rejection by the Patent Office may not later expand his claim by including the excluded matter, or its equivalent, or by omitting… …
34file wrapper estoppel — Under the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel, an applicant who has limited or modified a claim in order to avoid its rejection by the Patent Office may not later expand his claim by including the excluded matter, or its equivalent, or by omitting… …
35file — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a folder, box, etc., for holding loose papers, esp. arranged for reference. 2 a set of papers kept in this. 3 Computing a collection of (usu. related) data stored under one name. 4 a series of issues of a newspaper etc. in order.… …
36file wrapper — noun Etymology: file (V) : the written record in the patent office of negotiations between an applicant and that office preceding the issuance or rejection of a patent …
37file wrapper — The written record of the preliminary negotiations between an applicant and the Patent Office for a patent monopoly contract. Norton Co. v. Carborundum Co., C.A.Mass., 530 F.2d 435, 440 …
38file wrapper — The written record of the preliminary negotiations between an applicant and the Patent Office for a patent monopoly contract. Norton Co. v. Carborundum Co., C.A.Mass., 530 F.2d 435, 440 …
39file wrapper estoppel — noun : a doctrine in patent law that one who has acquiesced in the rejection of a broad claim in his application for a patent may not later assert that a claim deliberately more restricted is equivalent to the original claim …
40Term of patent in the United States — In the United States, under current patent law, the term of patent, provided that maintenance fees are paid on time, are:* For applications filed on or after June 8, 1995 [ [http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/2700… …
