1. — Also termed best embodiment. Cf. ENABLEMENT REQUIREMENT . [Cases: Patents 98. C.J.S. Patents §§ 137–139.]
best mode
best mode. Patents. The best way that the inventor knows to work the invention described and claimed in a patent or patent application. • A patent application must disclose the best mode known to the inventor at the time of the filing. Failure to disclose the best mode can render a patent invalid. 35 USCA § 112, ¶