Prosecution definition

Prosecution means, with respect to a Patent, preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining such Patent, including any interference and opposition proceedings, reissue, post-grant reviews, inter partes review, re-examination and applications for patent term extensions, and all appeals or petitions to any agency, board or court related to any of the foregoing. When used as a verb, “Prosecute” means to engage in Prosecution.
Prosecution or “Prosecute” means the filing, preparation, prosecution and maintenance of Patents, including any and all pre-grant proceedings before any patent authority, such as interferences.
Prosecution means the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance and maintenance (including interference, opposition and similar Third Party proceedings before the relevant patent office) of any patent applications and patents.

Examples of Prosecution in a sentence

  • Subject to this, we should attempt to understand the Agency’s approach to these sanctions in the light of its published Enforcement and Prosecution Policy.

  • In England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was introduced in 1986.

  • The Director is appointed by the government following a competitive interview by a statutory committee under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974.

  • Crown Prosecution Service ‘Violence against women and girls report.’ 2018.

  • A number of factors led to the change to a Crown Prosecution Service.


More Definitions of Prosecution

Prosecution has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
Prosecution has a corresponding meaning.
Prosecution means prosecution of any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any other registration authority in any country, including regarding any application (whether ex parte or inter partes), including interference, reexamination and reissue. The terms “Affiliate” and “Affiliates” have the meanings ascribed thereto in the CPI Agreements.
Prosecution means in relation to any Patents, (a) to prepare and file patent applications, including re-examinations or re-issues thereof, and represent applicants or assignees before relevant patent offices or other relevant Governmental Authorities during examination, re-examination and re-issue thereof, in appeal processes and interferences, or any equivalent proceedings [***], (b) to defend all such applications against Third Party oppositions or other challenges, (c) to secure the grant of any patents arising from such patent application, (d) to maintain in force any issued patent (including through payment of any relevant maintenance fees), (e) to obtain and maintain patent term extensions or supplemental protection certificates or their equivalents, and (f) to make all decisions with regard to any of the foregoing activities.
Prosecution means, with respect to Patent Rights, the preparation, drafting, filing, prosecution (including, without limitation, any patent interference proceedings, reissue proceedings, patent opposition proceedings, re-examinations, or other similar proceedings), patent term extensions, paediatric extensions, supplementary protection certificates, and the maintenance of such Patent Rights in the Territory.
Prosecution means the administrative prosecution of Charges by the Board before a Trial Commissioner and includes all matters ancillary to or undertaken in anticipation of or in preparation for such prosecution.
Prosecution means the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintenance of patent applications and patents and re-examinations, reissues and requests for patent term extensions therefor, together with the conduct of any interference, opposition or other similar proceeding pertaining to patent applications or patents.