claim limitation

claim limitation. Patents. In a patent application, a statement that describes the means for performing a specified function without reciting the structure, materials, or acts that support that function. • Claim limitations define the invention by distinguishing it from prior art. [Cases: Patents 101(3).]

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译员何巍，毕业于欧洲一流的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与生命科学有关的法律文件。