Helpful Terms and Definitions
Assignee
Definition:
The entity that is the recipient of a transfer of a patent application, patent, trademark application or trademark registration from its owner of record (assignor)
First To file
Definition:
The first person/entity to file an application for a patent receives the patent no matter who was the first to invent the invention.
Drawing
Definition:
Patent drawings must show every feature of the invention as specified in the claims. Omission of drawings may cause an application to be considered incomplete.
Continuation
Definition:
second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed before the first application becomes abandoned or patented
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