The complete application must include an oath, specification, claims, and sometimes drawings. Art or Prior Art - The terms encompass what is known in the field prior to the filing date of the application, as represented by already issued patents, publications, and other public disclosures. Assignee - A person or entity to whom the rights to an invention are signed over. Basic or Pioneer Patent - A patent that is recognized by the professional community as the first in its field. Broad Claim - A statement in a patent application covering extensive variations and uses of the invention.
Claims establish the essence and scope of the patent.
Commissioned Work - A work produced for the institution or another employer by others pursuant to a contract at the institution's expense. Concealment - Failure to reveal something which one knows and is duty bound to reveal. Conception - The initial step of invention. The formation in the mind of the inventor of a definite idea of the complete and operative invention as it will later be put into practice. Copyright - The right granted by law providing the owner the exclusive rights over a work to reproduce it, to prepare derivative works, to distribute it, to perform it publicly, and to display it publicly.