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 译者Lester,毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与环境与自然资源相关的法律文件。