Abandonment

Definition:
An application that has been declared abandoned is "dead" and no longer pending. Abandonment occurs under several circumstances. The most common reason is when the USPTO does not receive a response to an Office Action letter.

Electronic File Wrapper

Definition:
A system that provides a way to access electronic copies of the correspondence, documents and other pertinent records used in considering a particular case

IFW

Definition:
Image File Wrapper -- an electronic version of a patent application, including image and/or text versions of the bibliographic information, all papers as filed, and all office actions and correspondence related to that application.

Trade Dress

Definition:
The totality of elements in which a product or service is packaged or presented, such as the shape and appearance of a product or container, or the cover of a book or magazine.

Assignment

Definition:
A transfer of rights in intellectual property. An assignment of a patent, for example, is a transfer of sufficient rights so that the recipient has title to the patent.

Title Page Verso

Definition:
The back of the title page, usually containing the copyright date and other publication information.

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