SAFE: Secure Application Filed Electronically.
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S&T: Science and technology.
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RUP: Rational Unified Process.
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RTO: Recovery Time Objective.
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RPO: Recovery Point Objective.
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Royalty: Monies generated from the licensing and commercialization of inventions, technology, and other forms of Intellectual Property (IP).
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Royalties: Payments made by a licensee to a licensor for the right to use their intellectual property (IP).
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RO: Receiving Office - the national Office or the intergovernmental organization with which an international application is filed and which processes the application in accordance with the PCT and its Regulations.
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Right of First Refusal: An agreement giving a specific entity the first right, usually under a specific time period, to negotiate a license for an invention.
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Revival of Abandoned Applications: The process of restoring an abandoned patent application to active status by satisfying USPTO requirements.
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Review Proceeding: An inter partes review, post grant review, or the transitional post-grant review for covered business method patents, or derivation proceeding by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Restriction: If two or more independent and distinct inventions are claimed in a single application, the examiner may require the applicant to elect (designate) a single invention to which the claims will be restricted (limited to). This requirement is known as a requirement for restriction (also known as a requirement for division).
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Research Data: Any information generated and documented while performing research.
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Research Consortium: A collaborative effort by a group of institutions or corporations to investigate or research something of mutual interest.
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Research Agreement: Defines the terms for sponsors to provide research support to a university.
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Request to Reinstate an Application: Written request that the USPTO return an abandoned application to an active status and continue the examination process when the application was abandoned due to USPTO error.
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Request for Extension of Time to File an Opposition: A request to extend the deadline to oppose a trademark that has been published, but not registered, by up to 90 days.
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Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use: A request to extend the deadline for filing a Statement of Use by six months at a time.
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Request for Extension of Time for Patent Owner Response: A patent owner can submit a request for an extension of time to file a response in a variety of circumstances.
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Request (PCT): The request (Form PCT/RO/101) is the part of the international application that contains a petition for the international application to be processed according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and which also contains certain indications relating to designated States in which protection is sought, the invention, applicant(s), inventor(s), and any agent.
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