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Definitions - Patent Specific Parameters |
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| Patent
Docket Number |
The Patent Docket Number field is provided
for the convenience of iEdison users as a
unique identifier to help keep track of the
associated patent report. Since multiple patents
can evolve from a single invention, a unique
patent docket number must be provided to identify
each patent.
Any combination of numbers and letters may
be used to define the patent docket number.
If a patent docket number is not provided,
the iEdison system generates one automatically.
The iEdison user may change this assigned
number.
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| Provisional
Patent Application Number (60 or 61 or 62/###,###)
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The provisional patent application number
is used to uniquely identify a provisional
patent application. The format for this field
is 60 or 61 or 62/###,###.
The provisional application provides a mechanism
whereby applicants can quickly and inexpensively
establish an effective filing date in a patent
application that establishes a constructive
reduction to practice for any invention described
in the provisional application. This date
protects the invention worldwide. The filing
also provides up to twelve (12) months to
further develop the invention, determine marketability,
acquire funding, or seek licensing. A provisional
patent application will go abandoned by law
one year after filing. To continue protection
the application must be converted to a non-provisional
application. The filing of a provisional patent
application DOES NOT fulfill requirements
in 37 CFR 401.14 (c)(3) for submission
of an initial patent application within one
year of election of title. Compliance with
this regulation requires submission of a non-provisional
patent application.
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| PCT
Patent Application Number (PCT/AA##/#####) |
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent
application number is used to uniquely identify
a PCT type patent application. The format
for this field is PCT/AA##/##### (where AA##
is a two character country code followed by
two digits year of filing). An example of
a PCT application number is PCT/US95/12345.
The PCT offers the advantage of one international
patent application that seeks patent protection
for an invention in a large number of countries.
The PCT application has the effect of a national
patent application in those PCT contracting
states designated in the application. The
filing of a PCT DOES NOT fulfill requirements
found in 37 CFR 401.14 (c)(3) for submission
of an initial patent application within one
year of election of title, unless US is designated
at the national phase of prosecution.
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Non-Provisional
Patent Application Number
(06 or 07 or 08 or 09 or 10 or 11/###,###) |
The non-provisional patent application number
is used to uniquely identify a non-provisional
patent application. In the change in U.S.
Patent law in 1996, the non-provisional application
number was referred to as the patent application
serial number.
The format for this field is 06 or 07 or
08 or 09 or 10 or 11/###,###.
Unlike the provisional patent application,
the non-provisional application contains information
that is reviewed and serves as the basis for
which the terms of patent protection are measured.
The filing and reporting of a non-provisional
patent application DOES fulfill requirements
in 37 CFR 401.14 (c)(3) and (f)(6)
for submission of an initial patent application
within one year of election of title.
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| Patent
Number |
The patent number uniquely identifies the
patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
See Help with Formats - Patent Number for valid patent
number formats.
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| U.S.
Patent Title |
The U.S. patent title indicates the exact
title of the U.S. patent or patent application
listed in the patent record. To minimize the
possible duplication of effort, the iEdison
system automatically defaults the U.S. patent
title to the title provided for the associated
Invention Report. If the title has changed,
please modify it accordingly so that it conforms
to the most recent patent filing listed in
the patent record. Both upper and lower case
letters are acceptable.
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Inventor
Name (First)
Inventor Name (Last) |
The inventor fields reflect the full name
of each inventor associated with the patent
filing. To minimize the possible duplication
of effort, the iEdison system automatically
defaults the inventor fields to the names
of the inventors listed in the related Invention
Report. If different or additional inventors
are involved, please modify the information
accordingly. Both upper and lower case letters
are acceptable.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 inventors to be associated
with a patent filing.
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| Filing
Date of the Provisional Patent Application (mm/dd/yyyy)
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The filing date of the provisional patent
application identifies the date provided by
the Patent and Trademark Office indicating
when the provisional application was filed.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy and
cannot be before June 8, 1995.
The filing date of a provisional patent application
does not trigger the start of the 20-year
patent term.
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| Filing
Date of the Non-Provisional Patent Application
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
The filing date of the non-provisional patent
application identifies the date provided by
the Patent and Trademark Office indicating
when the non-provisional application was filed,
or the date of the U.S. national stage commencement
for a patent filing that derives from a PCT
filing.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
In a non-provisional application, priority
may be claimed, under the Paris Convention,
of an earlier provisional application for
the same invention for up to twelve (12) months
after the filing of the provisional application.
If priority is not claimed from an earlier
application, the binding filing date will
be the filing date of the non-provisional
application.
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| Filing
Date of the PCT Patent Application (mm/dd/yyyy)
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The filing date of the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT) application identifies the date
provided by the International Patent and Trademark
Office indicating when the application was
filed.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
In a PCT application, priority may be claimed,
under the Paris Convention, of an earlier
provisional application for the same invention
for up to twelve (12) months after the filing
of the provisional application. If priority
is not claimed from an earlier application,
the binding filing date will be the filing
date of the PCT application.
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| Patent
Issue Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
The patent issue date is the date cited
on the upper right-hand corner of the issued
patent.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
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| Field
Definitions - Invention Disclosure Parameters |
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| Invention
Report Number |
The Invention Report number is automatically
generated by the iEdison system for a new
Invention Report when the data has been submitted,
checked for errors, and verified. Once the
Invention Report has been created, the Invention
Report number cannot be modified by the organization.
Reference should be made to the Invention
Report number in all correspondence with the
awarding agency.
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| Invention
Docket Number |
The Invention Docket Number field is provided
for the convenience of iEdison users as a
unique identifier to help track the associated
Invention Report. Any combination of numbers
and letters may be used to define the invention
docket number. If a docket number is not provided,
the iEdison system sets the value equal to
the last 6 digits of the Invention Report
number.
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| Invention
Title |
The title reflects the title of the invention
as it appears in the employee's Invention
Report.
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| Invention
Keyword |
The Invention Keyword field is optional.
It enables the Grantee or Contractor Organization
to categorize Invention Reports.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 keywords to be associated
with each Invention Report.
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| Invention
Report Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
The Invention Report date is the date that
the invention was initially reported to the
government. The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
Reporting of this date and the corresponding invention
to the government does not constitute a public disclosure
(statutory bar). This date begins the two-year period during
which the title to the invention must be resolved by the
grantee or contractor organization per 37CFR
Part 401.14(c)(2).
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Inventor
Name (First)
Inventor Name (Last) |
The inventor fields reflect the full name
of each inventor associated with the invention.
Any combination of upper and lower case letters
may be used.
The first and last name fields may be used
to search for inventors associated with the
Invention Report.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 inventors to be associated
with each Invention Report.
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| Grant/Contract
Number |
For each supporting agency, the corresponding
grant or contract number must be provided.
The format of the grant or contract number
follows that of the associated agency. The
iEdison system enforces the grant or contract
number format for each participating iEdison
agency.
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Agency
Agency Designation |
Each Invention Report in the iEdison system
must include a primary agency. If the invention
has been supported by additional federal agencies,
the iEdison system allows this to also be
reported.
Each agency is designated in the iEdison
system as an acronym. The following is a list
of valid iEdison agency designations.
AHRQ -
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Army/MRMC
- United States Army Medical Research and
Material Command
Army/SMDC
- United States Army Space & Missile Defense Command
Army/SSC
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center
ATSDR -
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CDC - Centers
for Disease Control
DOE - Department
of Energy
EPA - Environmental
Protection Agency
FDA - Food
and Drug Administration
IHS - Indian Health Service
Navy/ONR
- United States Navy Office of Naval Research
NIH - National
Institutes of Health
NOAA -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF - National
Science Foundation
USAF/AFOSR
- United States Air Force/Air Force Office
of Scientific Research
USAF/ESC
- United States Air Force/Electronic Systems
Center
USAID -
United States Agency for International Development
USDA/ARS
- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural
Research Service
USDA/CSREES
- United States Department of Agriculture/Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service
USDA/FS
- United States Department of Agriculture/Forest
Service
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| Invention
Status |
The invention status describes the status
of the title to rights on the associated Invention
Report as of today's date. Select the most
appropriate value from the list.
Not Elect Title
Reason - Indicates why the grantee
or contractor has chosen not to elect to retain
title to the associated invention.
Not Elect Title
Other Reason - If the grantee or contractor
has not elected to retain title to the invention
for reasons other than those available from
the list, a brief description of the "other"
reason for non-election should be entered
in the field provided.
Name of Third
Party to Which Title is Waived - This
field allows the grantee or contractor, having
chosen to waive rights to the invention, to
identify the third party assuming the rights.
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