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Patent Term

The length of time a patent is legally in effect, giving the inventor exclusive rights to their invention, usually 20 years from the filing date.

Double Patenting

The practice of obtaining multiple patents that cover the same invention or inventions that are not truly distinct from one another.

Generic Drug

A drug that is identical or bioequivalent to a brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics, and intended use, but is typically sold at a much lower cost after the original patent expires.

Biological Product (Biologic)

A medical product made from living organisms or their products, such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.

Biosimilar

A biological product that is highly similar to an already approved original biological product (called a reference product) and has no clinically meaningful differences from the reference product.

Preponderance of the Evidence

A legal standard of proof that means something is more likely true than not; it's a lower standard than "beyond a reasonable doubt."

USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)