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Question: What is PSIPS?

Answer:

Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences of USPTO.

Question: Can I bring in my patent application to your office?

Answer:

Yes, you may personally deliver your patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO, is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Helpful Patent Terms

Abandon

Definition:
The explicit or implicit relinquishment of a potential patent right. Simple inaction may render a patent right abandoned

First to invent

Definition:
In some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.

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