shifting ground

shifting ground. Patents. The broadening of a patent application in an amendment by claiming a feature of the invention that was disclosed but not claimed in the original application. [Cases: Patents 109. C.J.S. Patents §§ 152–155.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员Tommy，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译有关基础设施/交通运输领域的法律文件。