Serial

Definition:
A publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely; includes periodicals, newspapers, annuals and etc.

Generic Term

Definition:
Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services. These terms are incapable of functioning as trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Principal Register under §2(f) or on the Supplemental Register.

Trade Secret

Definition:
Business information that is the subject of reasonable efforts to preserve confidentiality and has value because it is not generally known in the trade.

EFS-ABX

Definition:
Electronic Filing System Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool (for patent applications); superceded by EFS-Web

Equivalents, Doctrine Of

Definition:
A rule of claim interpretation under which a product or process, although not a literal infringement, is still an infringement if it performs substantially the same way as the patented invention.

Office Action

Definition:
A letter from a trademark examining attorney setting forth the legal status of a trademark application. There are several types of Office actions: examiner’s amendments, priority actions, non-final Office actions, final Office actions, and suspension inquiry letters.

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