IFW

Definition:
Image File Wrapper -- an electronic version of a patent application, including image and/or text versions of the bibliographic information, all papers as filed, and all office actions and correspondence related to that application.

On Sale

Definition:
"An inventor cannot obtain a valid patent if he or she waits for more than the one-year grace period to file a patent application after a product embodying the invention has been placed ""on sale."""

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.

Best Mode

Definition:
A condition for the grant of a valid patent. An inventor must describe the best method he or she knows for carrying out the invention.

Bio-sequence Listings

Definition:
A document that must be included only if a nucleotide or amino acid sequence is part of the invention. With EFS, paper documents are not required for bio-sequence or subsequent bio-sequence submissions.

Non-final Office Action

Definition:
An Office action letter that raises new issues and usually is the first phase of the examination process. An examining attorney will issue a non-final Office action after reviewing the application for the first time. If a new issue arises after the applicant responds to the first non-final Office action, the examining attorney will issue another non-final Office action that sets forth the new issue(s) and continues any that remain outstanding.

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