Patent Terms Glossary
CD
Definition: A type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form.
Agent (patent)
Definition: One who is not an attorney but is authorized to act for or in place of the applicant(s) before the Office, that is, an individual who is registered to practice before the Office.
Author
Definition: Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.
Author
Definition: Writer of an article, chapter or other complete work.
LIE
Definition: 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.
Chapter II
Definition: The second, optional phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes examination of the international application and issuance of an International Preliminary Examination Report.
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