2100 and beyond vocab

Question 1

deposit

Answer 1

Submission of biological material to a recognized depository to satisfy enablement or written description requirements – MPEP §2403

Question 2

Biological material

Answer 2

Microorganisms, cells, or other biological substances that may need to be deposited for patent compliance – MPEP §2401

Question 3

Sequence rules

Answer 3

Standards for submitting nucleotide or amino acid sequences in a computer-readable format (SEQ ID NO:) – MPEP §2421

Question 4

grace period

Answer 4

12-month window before filing during which certain inventor disclosures won’t bar patentability – MPEP §2133.03

Question 5

maintenance fees

Answer 5

Fee payments due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years after grant to keep a utility patent in force – MPEP §2506

Question 6

payment schedule

Answer 6

Timeline and grace periods for paying maintenance fees without abandonment – MPEP §2506

Question 7

surcharge

Answer 7

Additional fee required for late payments or submissions made during an allowable grace period – MPEP §2504

Question 8

inter partes

Answer 8

Proceedings involving opposing parties, such as inter partes review – MPEP §2600

Question 9

reexamination

Answer 9

USPTO review of an issued patent’s validity based on patents or printed publications – MPEP §2209

Question 10

action closing prosecution

Answer 10

Final stage in inter partes reexamination before appeal rights begin – MPEP §2671.02

Question 11

right of appeal notice

Answer 11

Notification that prosecution is closed and appeal rights are now available – MPEP §2673.02

Question 12

prior art

Answer 12

References that existed before the effective filing date and can be used to assess patentability – MPEP §2121

Question 13

supplemental examination

Answer 13

Patent owner request for USPTO to review or correct prior disclosures in an issued patent – MPEP §2801

Question 14

international design application

Answer 14

A design application filed under the Hague Agreement to seek protection in multiple countries – MPEP §2900

Question 15

Hague Agreement

Answer 15

Treaty that allows a single international application for industrial designs – MPEP §2900

Question 16

International Bureau

Answer 16

WIPO office responsible for receiving, processing, and publishing international design and PCT applications – MPEP §2900

Question 17

Contracting Parties

Answer 17

Countries that are members of treaties such as the PCT or Hague Agreement – MPEP §2900

Question 18

obviousness

Answer 18

Standard under §103; claims are unpatentable if they would have been obvious to a PHOSITA – MPEP §2141

Question 19

printed publications

Answer 19

Documents made publicly accessible before the effective filing date and considered prior art – MPEP §2128

Question 20

joint research agreements

Answer 20

Allow exclusion of certain prior art under AIA if inventions are developed under a collaborative agreement – MPEP §2146

Question 21

swearing behind

Answer 21

Pre-AIA practice to antedate a reference by proving an earlier invention date under §1.131 – MPEP §715

Question 22

traverse rejections

Answer 22

Formal response arguing against an examiner’s rejection to preserve appeal rights – MPEP §714.02

Question 23

written description

Answer 23

§112 requirement that the inventor demonstrate possession of the claimed invention – MPEP §2163

Question 24

enablement

Answer 24

Requirement that the specification teach a PHOSITA how to make and use the invention without undue experimentation – MPEP §2164

Question 25

best mode

Answer 25

Requirement (no longer enforceable) to disclose the inventor’s preferred embodiment at filing – MPEP §2165

Question 26

doctrine of equivalents

Answer 26

Legal theory allowing infringement even without literal claim overlap if equivalent elements are present – Appendix L (case law)

Question 27

Covered Business Method

Answer 27

Post-grant review process for financial or business method patents (now sunset) – AIA §18

Question 28

Inter Partes Review

Answer 28

Trial proceeding before PTAB to challenge issued patents based on patents or printed publications – MPEP §2601

Question 29

Post-Grant Review

Answer 29

PTAB proceeding to broadly challenge a patent within 9 months of issuance – MPEP §2801