judicially created double patenting rejection

Rejection of a patent application on the ground that the invention is an obvious variation of another patented invention by the same inventor.

— Also termed obviousness-type double-patenting rejection. [Cases: Patents 120.]

双语律师Pablo，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译涉及高端品牌及消费品领域的法律文件。