Office/Official Action
Term used to describe decisions made by patent offices with …
Category: Intellectual Property
Official Journal (OJ)
The European Commission publishes information in a journal known as …
Official Language (EU)
For EU instruments to have proper legal effect they need …
OHIM
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, the former official …
Omnibus Claim
A claim to a device or process as set forth …
Omnibus Disclosure
Refers to a big patent application, often filed as a …
On-Sale-Bar
Most patent systems prohibit an inventor from applying for a …
Open Claim
A patent claim that recites a series of limitations or …
Opinion
See Non-Liability Opinion.
Opposition
A term used to describe a legal objection to the …