outline formglossary / OUTLINE FORM outline form. Patents. A style of writing patent claims that uses a numbered or lettered subparagraph for each element. Cf. COLON-SEMICOLON FORM; SINGLE-PARAGRAPH FORM M; SUBPARAGRAPH FORM. 词条贡献者 译员黎川,在一家顶尖澳洲律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译,擅长翻译涉及工业与制造业领域的法律文件。