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Monday's Term
Serial Number
Definition:
A number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. A serial number is usually used together with a two digit series code to distinguish between applications filed at different times.
NPL
Definition:
Non Patent Literature -- documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications but are cited as references for being relevant in a patent prosecution.
OACS
Definition:
Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
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