Search results
Results from the Tech24 Deals Content Network
The grant procedure before the European Patent Office(EPO) is an ex parte, administrative procedure, which includes the filing of a European patent application,[1]the examination of formalities,[2]the establishment of a search report,[3]the publication of the application,[4]its substantive examination,[5]and the grant of a patent,[6]or the ...
Electronic publishing (also referred to as e-publishing, digital publishing, or online publishing) includes the digital publication of e-books, digital magazines, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues. [1] It also includes the editing of books, journals, and magazines to be posted on a screen (computer, e-reader, tablet, or ...
t. e. [ 1] A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM) is a public notice that is issued by law when a U.S. federal agency wishes to add, remove, or change a rule or regulation as part of the rulemaking process. The notice is an important part of US administrative law, which facilitates government by typically creating a process of taking of public ...
Request for information. A request for information ( RFI) is a common business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of various suppliers. [ 1] Normally it follows a format that can be used for comparative purposes. An RFI is primarily used to gather information to help make a decision on what steps to ...
Patent law. A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification [ notes 1] and a set of one or more claims stated in a formal document, including necessary official forms and related correspondence. It is the combination of the document and its processing ...
ICMJE recommendations. The ICMJE recommendations (full title, "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals") are a set of guidelines produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors for standardising the ethics, preparation and formatting of manuscripts submitted ...
Enabling Act of 1802, authorizing residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio. Missouri Compromise, 1820 federal statute enabling the admission of Missouri (a slave state) and Maine (a free state) into the Union. Toledo War, 1835–36 boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory ...
A request for quotation (RfQ) is a business process in which a company or public entity requests a quote from a supplier for the purchase of specific products or services. RfQ generally means the same thing as Call for bids (CfB) and Invitation for bid (IfB). [1] An RfQ typically involves more than the price per item.