Prosecution and Maintenance
Prosecution and Maintenance. With respect to a Patent Right, the preparing, filing, and prosecuting of patent applications and maintenance of patents, as well as re-examinations, and reissues, with respect to such patents; and "Prosecute and Maintain" have the correlative meaning. The defense of an opposition "Opposition Defense" (which includes the defense of an Inter Parties Review (IPR) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) with respect to any Patent Right is separate from and not included within the Prosecution and...
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