Patent Terms Glossary

PALM

Definition:
Patent Application Locating and Monitoring system - an internal USPTO system that is the source of status information displayed in PAIR .

Trade Secret

Definition:
Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.

Express Abandonment

Definition:
A patent application may be expressly abandoned by filing a written declaration of abandonment identifying the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. .

OACS

Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.

Certificate Of Mailing

Definition:
A certificate for each piece of correspondence mailed, prior to the expiration of the set period of time for response, stating the date of deposit with the U.S. Postal Service.

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.

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