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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.

    C3

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    Phase III (IDdb). Large-scale trials in patients

    Current Filing Basis

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    In applications under §§1 and 44 of the Trademark Act, the applicant may claim more than one basis, and may add or substitute a basis after filing the application.

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    Legal Instruments Examiner - a position classification for USPTO employees charged with docketing cases and other administrative processing that support the workflow and examination of applications.

    Small Business Concern

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    For purposes of small entity determination per MPEP 509.02 - any business concern meeting the size standards set forth in 13 CFR Part 121 to be eligible for reduced patent fees.

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    The first published patent

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