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National applications A national application is an application filed in the patent office of an individual country.

New application A new application is an application that has newly been received for the first time by the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Non-obviousness For an invention to be awarded, it must have been non-obvious when taken from the perspective of a hypothetical person that possesses ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains.

Non-provisional application A non-provisional application is a patent application submitted to the United States Patent & Trademark Office seeking a design, utility or plant patent. Otherwise, a 'regular' patent application.

Non-statutory Non-statutory subject matter is not patentable. This means that it doesn't meet the requirements of the U.S. Code (statute) that allows patents. Natural phenomena, mathematical algorithms are not patentable subject matter.

Notice of Allowance A notice of allowance indicates that a patent will issue once the fee is paid.

Notice of Appeal If the United States Patent & Trademark Office twice rejects a patent application, then the applicant may file a Notice of Appeal to have the rejection reviewed by the Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences (BPAI).

Novelty Novelty requires that the inventor must have invented something new. A patent lacking novelty is referred to as having been anticipated (fully disclosed) by the prior art.