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design claim

The single claim allowed in an application for a design patent, incorporating by reference the drawing and other specifications. • The brief claim typically starts with “an ornamental design for” and ends with “as shown” or “as shown and described.” Cf. omnibus claim. [Cases: Patents 101(4).]

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terminal disclaimer

Patents. A patent applicant’s statement shortening the term of the patent. • To revive an abandoned application for a design application or for a utility or plant application filed before June 8, 1995, the applicant must disclaim a period equal to the duration of abandonment. A terminal disclaimer may also be required in an application

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omnibus claim

A claim in a patent application that does not distinctly narrate a means to carry out a function but rather refers to the drawings or description with phrases such as “as described and shown.” • Omnibus claims are rejected in the United States but are accepted elsewhere. — Also termed nonstatutory claim. Cf. design claim.

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location

location. 1. The specific place or position of a person or thing. 2. The act or process of locating. 3. Real estate. The designation of the boundaries of a particular piece of land, either on the record or on the land itself. [Cases: Boundaries 7–9. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 10–23.] 4. Mining law. The act of

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patent

patent n. (1)专利(权) 指就一项发明创造而由国家授予的一定期限的垄断权。基于国家授予的专利证书〔letters patent〕,专利权人在专利保护期内享有对该发明的专有权利,并得排除他人对该发明进行制造、使用或销售等。在理论上,一般认为专利制度是发明人与政府之间的一种交易〔bargain〕,即由发明人将其发明创造向社会公开披露而换取政府授予其特定期限内排除他人制造、使用、销售其发明的专有权利。一方面,它可以「促进实用技术的进步」(美国宪法第一条第八款第(八)项,即「专利与版权条款」〔Patent and Copyright Clause〕语);另一方面,它是一种有限的垄断,专利保护期满后,任何人均得无偿使用该发明。现代专利制度起源于英国伊丽莎白与詹姆斯一世时代〔Elizabeth and James I〕,1623年英国的《垄断法》〔Statute of Monopolies〕宣布,所有授予的垄断权均属无效,但对发明例外,第一个发明人可被授予最长达14年的独家制造新工业品的特权。美国的专利法最初曾由各州规定,后根据前述美国宪法之授权,国会于1790年制定第一部美国专利法。英、美诸国专利法在长期发展中均历经多次修正,日趋完善。在英、美国家,一项发明被授予专利须符合专利法规定的条件。美国专利法规定的条件是,该发明必须具备新颖性〔novelty〕、非显而易见性〔nonobviousness〕与实用性〔utility〕;英国专利法与此基本相同,要求该发明必须是新颖的〔new〕、涉及发明性步骤〔involves an inventive step〕与适于工业应用〔industrial application〕。同时,发明人还须依照法定程序向专利机关(英国为专利局〔Patent Office〕、美国则于1975年更名为专利商标局〔Patent and Trademark Office〕)提出专利申请〔patent application〕,提交相关的法律文件,尤其必须包括说明书〔specification〕与权利要求书〔claims〕。专利申请如经审查批准,则其专利权获得法律保护,发明专利的有效期为20年(在英国,专利保护期20年自申请人提交完整说明书〔complete specification〕之日起算。在美国,1995年6月8日之前,一项发明专利的有效期为17年,自专利授予之日起算;在此后,亦采用20年有效期的做法,从提交专利申请之日起算)。专利作为一项权利动产〔chose in action〕,其权利人可以之进行转让、设定担保,也可以对他人许可使用〔license〕。在特定情形中,还可能产生对专利的强制许可〔compulsory license〕。他人未经许可而对有专利的发明进行制造、使用和销售的(美国于1996年1月1日之后还规定了许诺销售〔offering to sell〕与进口两种行为),则构成侵害专利权〔patent infringement〕。专利权人针对侵权行为可以采取的补救措施主要有禁制令与损害赔偿(此外,在英国还规定可以追缴利润〔an account of profits〕)。除发明专利以外,专利在美国还包括外观设计专利〔Design Patent〕与植物新品种专利〔Plant Patent〕,而在英国,对外观设计与植物新品种亦予以立法保护。 (2)特许;许可 指政府授予某项特权、权力或财产的行为。 (3)(公开)特许状;许可证(=letters patent) a.公开的;明显的 v.获得专利

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preamble

preamble (pree-am-b[schwa]l), n. 1. An introductory statement in a constitution, statute, or other document explaining the document’s basis and objective; esp., a statutory recital of the inconveniences for which the statute is designed to provide a remedy. • A preamble often consists of a series of clauses introduced by the conjunction whereas. Such a preamble

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statute of repose

statute of repose. A statute barring any suit that is brought after a specified time since the defendant acted (such as by designing or manufacturing a product), even if this period ends before the plaintiff has suffered a resulting injury. Cf. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. [Cases: Limitation of Actions 1. C.J.S. Limitations of Actions §§ 2–4.]

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squires doctrine

Squires doctrine. Patents. A rule of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that a utility-patent claim may incorporate drawings or tables by reference, but only when there is no practical way to express the information in words, and when referring to the artwork is a concise way to communicate the information. • The namesake case

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