Patent Terms Glossary

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.

Embodiment

Definition:
A manner in which an invention can be made, used, practiced or expressed

OG - Patents

Definition:
Official Gazette eOG:P - weekly publication of the USPTO that permits you to browse issued patents and view important notices.

Fastener Quality Act

Definition:
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended by Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-234, and Public Law 106-34); implementing regulations: 15 C.F.R. Part 280.

Workflow

Definition:
Workflow diagrams are a formal way to identify procedural steps and the logic employed in a process used to complete a task or job. Workflow diagrams include each interim step and product(s).

Chapter I

Definition:
The first, mandatory phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes performance of an international-type search, issuance of an International Search Report.

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