Patent Terms Glossary

Small Business Concern

Definition:
For purposes of small entity determination per MPEP 509.02 - any business concern meeting the size standards set forth in 13 CFR Part 121 to be eligible for reduced patent fees.

CD

Definition:
A type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form.

Inventor

Definition:
One who contributes to the conception of an invention. The patent law of the United States of America requires that the applicant in a patent application must be the inventor.

Claims

Definition:
The specification must conclude with a claim particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention or discovery.

DTD

Definition:
Document type definition - a format specification file that accompanies documents prepared according to SGML (standard generalized markup language), including XML (extensible markup language).

Assignee

Definition:
The entity that is the recipient of a transfer of a patent application, patent, trademark application or trademark registration from its owner of record.

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