Patent Terms Glossary
Basic Patent
Definition:
The first published patent
Intellectual property
Definition:
Intellectual property refers to creations — including inventions, artistic works, names and designs — that are legally protected. Intellectual property includes patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets
Beilstein
Definition:
A major structure and factual database in organic chemistry.
Common Inventor
Definition:
An inventor whose name is listed on multiple patent applications or granted patents, making the inventions at least partially the work of the same person.
Collective Mar
Definition:
A trademark or service mark used, or intended to be used, in commerce, by the members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization, including a mark that indicates membership in a union, an association, or other organization
BRM
Definition:
Business reference model - an organized, hierarchical way to describe the day-to-day business operations of the Federal government.
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