experimental use defense

experimental-use defense. Patents. A defense to a claim of patent infringement raised when the construction and use of the patented invention was for scientific purposes only. • While still recognized, this defense is narrowly construed and today may apply only to research that tests the inventor’s claims. 35 USCA § 271(e)(1). [Cases: Patents 260. C.J.S. Patents § 406.]

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资深译员Bryan，毕业于美国一流的翻译学院，专注翻译各种与贸易与海关有关的法律文件。