EFS-ABX

Definition:
Electronic Filing System Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool (for patent applications); superceded by EFS-Web

Bio-sequence Listings

Definition:
A document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention. With EFS, paper documents are not required for bio-sequence or subsequent bio-sequence submissions.

Economic Espionage Act

Definition:
A U.S. statute, adopted in 1996, which provides criminal penalties for the theft of trade secrets. The EEA makes it illegal to steal or fraudulently obtain trade secrets for the benefit of a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent and steal trade secrets that benefit "anyone other than the owner."

Confirmation Number

Definition:
Four-digit number that is assigned to each newly filed patent application. The confirmation number, in combination with the application number, is used to verify the accuracy of the application number placed on correspondence filed with the Office.

Office Action

Definition:
A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, non-final Office actions, final Office actions, and suspension inquiry letters.

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services. These terms are incapable of functioning as trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Principal Register under §2(f) or on the Supplemental Register.

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