A patent application is a request pending at a
patent office for the grant of a
patent for the
invention described and
claimed by that application. An application consists of a description of the invention (the patent specification), together with official forms and correspondence relating to the application. The term patent application is also used to refer to the process of applying for a patent, or to the patent specification itself.
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an application for patent filed under 35
U.S.C. 111(a) that includes all types of patent applications (i.e., utility, design, plant, and reissue) except
provisional applications. The
nonprovisional application establishes the
filing date and initiates the examination process. A nonprovisional
utility patent application must include a
specification,
including a
claim or claims; drawings, when necessary; an oath or declaration; and the prescribed filing
fee.
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