continuation application laches doctrine

continuation-application laches doctrine. Patents. An equitable defense to patent infringement, based on an assertion that the patentee deliberately delayed the issuance of the patent-in-suit by filing multiple continuing applications that added new patent claims to cover products marketed or processes used after the original application was filed. — Also termed prosecution-laches doctrine. See SUBMARINE PATENT.

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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。