Patent Terms Glossary

Substantive Reasons For Refusal

Definition:
There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services.

Deposit Account

Definition:
An account that is established in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), upon payment of a fee for establishing such an account, for the convenience in paying any fees due.

Design Patent

Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.

Cancellation Proceeding

Definition:
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which The plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark.

Patent

Definition:
A patent is a document that defines the right by law for inventors and assignees to make use of and exploit their inventions for a limited period of time.

Notice of Abandonment

Definition:
A written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending. If the application was abandoned unintentionally or due to Office error.

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