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  • License

    License in European Patent LawA transfer of patent rights that does not amount to an assignment. A license, which can be exclusive or non-exclusive, does not give the licensee the legal title to the patent.

  • Patentschrift

    Patentschrift in European Patent LawA granted German patent application.

  • Abandon

    Abandon in European Patent LawThe explicit or implicit relinquishment of a potential patent right. Simple inaction may render a patent right abandoned

  • Continuation

    Continuation in European Patent Law(see Continuing Applications) Applicable mainly in the US, continuations are second or subsequent applications which are subsequently filed while the original parent application is pending. Continuations must claim the same invention as the original […]

  • Assignor

    Assignor in European Patent LawOne who assigns a patent right.

  • Priority Date

    Priority Date in European Patent LawThe initial date of filing of a patent application, normally in the applicant's domestic patent office. This date is used to help determine the novelty of an invention.

  • First to Invent

    First to Invent in European Patent LawIn some countries, the applicant who is the first to invent will be awarded the patent over all others.

  • Grant

    Grant in European Patent LawA temporary right given by a patent office for a specified period, to prevent anyone else from using the technology defined in the claims of a patent.

  • Continuing Applications

    Continuing Applications in European Patent LawThere are three types of continuing applications: division, continuation and continuation-in-part

  • Prior Art

    Prior Art in European Patent LawPreviously used or published technology that may be referred to in a patent application or examination report.

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