memorandum of alteration

memorandum of alteration. English law. A patentee’s disclaimer of certain rights — such as rights to part of an invention that is not new and useful — to avoid losing the whole patent. • Until the mid-19th century, if a single patent was granted for two inventions, one of which was not new and useful, the entire patent would be defective.

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词条贡献者

译员圣强，国际仲裁与争端解决专业，专注翻译各种与跨境争议有关的法律文件。