Patent Terms Glossary

Representative

Definition:
One who stands for or acts on behalf of another. A patent attorney or patent agent may represent the inventors named in a patent application.

BRM

Definition:
Business reference model - an organized, hierarchical way to describe the day-to-day business operations of the Federal government.

Disclaimer

Definition:
A patentee, whether of the whole or any sectional interest therein, may, on payment of the fee required by law, make disclaimer of any complete claim, stating therein the extent of their interest in such patent.

Domestic Representative

Definition:
A person residing within the United States who is appointed by a patentee or assignee of a trademark application or registration that does not reside in or is not domiciled within the United States.

Contracting Party

Definition:
A country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.

OACS

Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

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