old combination rejection

Rejection of a patent claim on the ground that, despite the fact that one or more elements perform in a different way, all the elements perform the same function as a previously patented invention.

• The improved element may be patentable, but the combination may not be.

— Also termed exhausted-combination rejection. [Cases: Patents 26(1.1).]

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