patent application

An inventor’s request for a patent, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and accompanied by a specification (ending with at least one claim), drawings, the filing fee, and (except for a provisional patent application) an oath or a declaration. [Cases: Patents 98.C.J.S. Patents §§ 137–139.]

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词条贡献者

译者Eugina，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译涉及国防和军工领域的法律文件。