APPLICATION NUMBER
application number.Patents & trademarks. The eight-digit sequential number assigned by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a patent or trademark application. • Applications are typically
referred to by application number, which consists of a two-digit series code, a slash, and a six-digit
serial number. References to patent applications also include the filing date < application no.
08/944,183, filed September 20, 1978>. — Also termed serial number. [Blacks Law 8th]