petition to make special

petition to make special. Patents. A petition asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to expedite a patent prosecution. • Special processing is available, for example, in favored areas of science (such as cancer research and energy conservation), where the inventor is sick or elderly, and where infringement is already taking place. [Cases: Patents 104. C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.]

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译者David，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与复杂商业诉讼相关的法律文件。