duplicative (doo-plik-[schwa]-tiv alsodoo-pli-kay-tiv), adj. 1. Having or characterized by having overlapping content, intentions, or effect ( duplicative sources) (duplicative evidence) (duplicative regulations). 2. Duplicate; having or characterized by having identical content (duplicative database) (duplicative backup).
A procedure allowing duplicative lawsuits, leading to unnecessarily lengthy and indirect liti-gation, as when a defendant fails to bring a counterclaim, but later brings a separate action to recover what could have been awarded in the original lawsuit. • Civil-procedure rules have eliminated many problems associated with circuity of action. [Cases: Equity 52. C.J.S. Equity
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aggregation of claims. Patents. In a patent application, an excessive number of claims that do not differ significantly in scope and are essentially duplicative. • Although a patent applicant may claim an invention and its various features in a reasonable number of ways, each claim must differ materially from the others. — Also termed multiplicity
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circuity of action. A procedure allowing duplicative lawsuits, leading to unnecessarily lengthy and indirect liti-gation, as when a defendant fails to bring a counterclaim, but later brings a separate action to recover what could have been awarded in the original lawsuit. • Civil-procedure rules have eliminated many problems associated with circuity of action. [Cases: Equity
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overinsurance. 1. Insurance (esp. from the purchase of multiple policies) that exceeds the value of the thing insured. 2. Excessive or needlessly duplicative insurance. [Cases: Insurance 3023, 3043. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 6, 572, 624–625, 679–682, 718.]