Helpful Terms and Definitions
Classification
Definition:
Patents are classified (organized) in the U.S. by a system using a 3 digit class and a 3 digit subclass to describe every similar grouping of patent art. A single invention may be described by multiple classification codes.
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.
Practitioner
Definition:
one who stands for or acts on behalf of another. A Patent attorney or patent agent may represent the inventors named in a patent application.
Benefit Claim
Definition:
The claiming by an applicant in a nonprovisional application of a benefit of an invention disclosed in a prior-filed copending (under examination at the same time) provisional or nonprovisional application.
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