Patent Terms Glossary
ALC
Definition:
Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.
Plant Patent
Definition:
May be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.
PAC
Definition:
Patent Assistance Center (prior), now the Inventors Assistance Center or IAC.
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.
Common Law Rights
Definition:
Property or other legal rights that do not absolutely require formal registration in order to enforce them. Proving such rights for a trademark in court can be very difficult.
Pro Se
Definition:
Used to designate an independent inventor who has elected to file an application by themselves without the services of a licensed representative.
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