conception of invention

conception of invention. Patents. The formation in the inventor’s mind of a definite and permanent idea of a complete invention that is thereafter applied in practice. • Courts usu. consider conception when determining priority of invention. [Cases: Patents 90(1). C.J.S. Patents §§ 120–122.]

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词条贡献者

译者Kelly，美国顶尖商学院国际经济法专业，擅长翻译各种与投资基金与基金顾问诉讼相关的法律文件。