implied abandonment

Patents. An inventor’s failure to take steps to protect an invention, such as by failing to claim the invention when disclosed in a patent application or by permitting an application to be abandoned, esp. by failing to file an answer to an office action within the time allowed. [Cases: Patents 107. C.J.S. Patents §§ 157–158.]

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词条贡献者

双语律师Simon，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及金属和矿业领域的法律文件。