negative limitationglossary / NEGATIVE LIMITATION negative limitation. Patents. In a patent application, a claim that describes what the element is not or does not do, rather than what it is or does. [Cases: Patents 101(3).] 词条贡献者 资深译员Ting,亚洲顶尖法学院国际贸易专业,擅长翻译各类与国际贸易委员会调查程序相关的法律文件。