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    Patent Terms Glossary

    Patent Applications Joint Inventor

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    An inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception of the invention set forth in at least one claim in a patent application.

    Defensive publication

    Definition:
    A publication and disclosure to the public of a pending patent application.

    SMART

    Definition:
    Standards, Mentor, Attempt, Review, Transition -- an informal development program used for USPTO's OCIO employees that identifies standards to work towards and establishes a mentoring relationship between managers and their employees who must meet these s

    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.

    Canceled Claim

    Definition:
    A claim that is canceled or deleted. "Canceled" is the status identifier that should be used when a claim is canceled in an application.

    Doctrine Of Equivalents

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    A judicially created theory for finding patent infringement when the accused process or product falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims.

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