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    Patent Applications NPL

    Definition:
    Non Patent Literature -- documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant in a patent prosecution.

    Cancellation Proceeding

    Definition:
    A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which The plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark.

    Notice of Allowability

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    A notification to the patent applicant that the application has been placed in condition for allowance.

    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.

    Registration

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    Federal registration of trademarks involves the establishment of rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark. Although federal registration of trademarks is not required to use a trademark.

    File Wrapper

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    The folder into which papers for a particular application are collected and maintained. It contains a complete record of proceedings in the USPTO from the filing of the initial patent application to the issued patent.

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