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]