colon–semicolon formglossary / COLON–SEMICOLON FORM colon–semicolon form. Patents. A style of writing patent claims that uses a colon after the preamble and semi-colons between every two elements. Cf. OUTLINE FORM; SINGLE-PARAGRAPH FORM; SUBPARAGRAPH FORM. 词条贡献者 法律翻译Kelly,毕业于美国顶尖的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各类与消费者产品责任纠纷有关的法律文件。