USPTO
Federal patent agency
USPTO stands for United States Patent and Trademark Office, the federal agency that grants patents and registers trademarks.
It examines applications to determine whether inventions merit patent protection and whether proposed marks qualify for trademark registration: The USPTO rejected the application for lacking novelty.
Patent and trademark attorneys regularly deal with USPTO procedures and examiners.
New device or method
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- patentabilityEligibility for invention protection
- prior artPre-existing technical knowledge
claims · specification · drawings · continuation · divisional · maintenance fees · infringement · novelty
Creating distinctive identity
- logosBrand identification symbols
- infringementViolation of rights
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- brand identityCompany's distinctive public face
licensing · distinctiveness · dilution · specimen · abandonment · renewal
Storing documents systematically
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- application feeCost to submit request
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
status · amendment · rejection · allowance · appeal · docketing · correspondence · publication
National-level administrative body
- governmentAuthority over a state
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
bureaucracy · regulatory · oversight · enforcement · jurisdiction · compliance · governance · public sector
invention
New device or method
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- patentabilityEligibility for invention protection
prior art · claims · specification · drawings · continuation · divisional · maintenance fees · infringement · novelty · obviousness
branding
Creating distinctive identity
- logosBrand identification symbols
- infringementViolation of rights
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
brand identity · licensing · distinctiveness · dilution · specimen · abandonment · renewal
filing
Storing documents systematically
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- application feeCost to submit request
assignment · status · amendment · rejection · allowance · appeal · docketing · correspondence · publication · pendency
federal agency
National-level administrative body
- governmentAuthority over a state
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- commerceExchange of goods, services
administration · bureaucracy · regulatory · oversight · enforcement · jurisdiction · compliance · governance · public sector · authority
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
- Commerce DepartmentNOAA, commerce secretary, National Weather Service, economic data, GDP reports
- IP lawcopyright, copyright law, infringement, licensing fees, fair use
- IP OrganizationsEPO, appeals board
USPTOLibrary of Congress
U.S. national repository of knowledge
patent, patents, patented, patenting, patentable, patentee, trademark, trademarks, trademarked