nearly closed ended claim

A patent claim that limits its scope to a list of elements but does not expressly exclude close analogues. The claim is typically introduced by a phrase such as “consisting essentially of.” Cf. closed-ended claim; open-ended claim.

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译员海燕，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与破产对抗诉讼有关的法律文件。