Patent Terms Glossary
Combination Patent
Definition:
A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.
PAC
Definition:
Patent Assistance Center (prior), now the Inventors Assistance Center or IAC.
C2
Definition:
Phase II (IDdb). Small-scale testing in the target population, to assess therapeutic effects and to establish dose levels for phase III trials.
Joint Application
Definition:
An application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons.
Nonprovisional Patent Application
Definition:
An application for patent filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except provisional applications.
Practitioner
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.
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