critical limitationglossary / CRITICAL LIMITATION critical limitation. Patents. A limitation essential either to the operativeness of an invention or to the patentability of a patent claim for the invention. [Cases: Patents 165(2). C.J.S. Patents § 289.] 词条贡献者 译员Max,毕业于欧洲一流的法学院,专注翻译各种与通用数据保护条例 (GDPR)有关的法律文件。