fingerprint claim

A chemical-patent claim that differentiates the material from prior art in terms of some physical feature, such as melting point or spectrum, rather than its chemical composition.

• Fingerprint claims are allowed only when the chemical composition cannot be determined or cannot be distinguished from prior art.

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