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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Patent Family

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    A patent family is the same invention disclosed by a common inventor(s) and patented in more than one country.

    Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

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    A list of all patents, publications, U.S. applications, or other information submitted for consideration by the Office in a non-provisional patent application filed under 35 U.S.C. § 111(a) to comply with applicant's duty.

    Amendment To Allege Use

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    A sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.

    Reissue Application

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    An application for a patent to take the place of an unexpired patent that is defective in one or more particulars.

    Descriptive Mark

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    A mark is considered merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods or services.

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    Defense in depth - multiple layers of security to provide added protection to IT resources.

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