Patent Terms Glossary
Term of patent
Definition:
The maximum number of years that the monopoly rights conferred by the grant of a patent may last.
Informal Application
Definition:
An application that has been filed without one or more of the elements required to receive a filing date. The USPTO will return informal applications to applicants.
PAIR
Definition:
Patent Application Information Retrieval - provides secure access for customers who want to view current patent application status electronically via the Internet.
Divisional Application
Definition:
A later application for an independent or distinct invention disclosing and claiming (only a portion of and) only subject matter disclosed in the earlier or parent application.
DRM
Definition:
Data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line operations.
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due
Definition:
NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee within three months from the mailing date of the notice of allowance.
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