Terms Used In CFR > Title 37 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > Subpart F > Adjustment of Patent Term Due to Examination Delay

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Center director: means the person who manages their designated Center and is responsible for certain trade decisions and functions concerning that Center and the importers that are processed by that Center. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Claim for preferential tariff treatment: means a claim that a good is entitled to the duty rate applicable under the PTPA to an originating good and to an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (b) Claim of origin. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
• Customs authority: means the competent authority that is responsible under the law of a Party for the administration of customs laws and regulations;

  (d) Customs duty. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Date of importation: means , in the case of merchandise imported otherwise than by vessel, the date on which the merchandise arrives within the Customs territory of the United States. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Days: means calendar days;

  (g) Enterprise. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Duties: means Customs duties and any internal revenue taxes which attach upon importation. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Importer: means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Originating: means qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the rules of origin set out in Chapter Four and Article 3. See 19 CFR 10.902
• Party: means the United States or Peru;

  (p) Person. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Person: means a natural person or an enterprise;

  (q) Preferential tariff treatment. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Preferential tariff treatment: means the duty rate applicable under the PTPA to an originating good, and an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (r) Subheading. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1