information disclosure statement

information-disclosure statement. Patents. A document submitted in the patent-application process in which the inventor reveals all relevant prior art during the patentability search. • The statement must disclose all known patents, publications, and other references of prior art. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provides a form, “Information Disclosure Citation,” for this purpose. — Abbr. IDS. — Also termed statement of prior-art references. [Cases: Patents 97. C.J.S. Patents §§ 135–138, 145, 178.]

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资深译员Betty，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与商业移民有关的法律文件。