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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Specimen

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    Labels, tags, or containers for goods are considered to be acceptable specimens of use for a trademark. For a service mark, specimens may be advertising such as magazine advertisements or brochures.

    Serial Number

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    A number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. A serial number is usually used together with a two digit series code to distinguish between applications filed at different times.

    Patent Pending

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    A phrase that often appears on manufactured items. It means that someone has applied for a patent on an invention that is contained in the manufactured item.

    Combination Patent

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    A patent granted for an invention that unites existing components in a novel way.

    PCT Regulations

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    Provide rules concerning matters expressly refers to in the Patent Cooperation Treaty, any administrative requirements, matters, or procedures, and concerning any details useful in the implementation.

    DRM

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    Data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line operations.

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