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, ¶

1. — Also termed best embodiment. Cf. ENABLEMENT REQUIREMENT . [Cases: Patents 98. C.J.S. Patents §§ 137–139.]

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词条贡献者

译员海燕，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与破产对抗诉讼有关的法律文件。