paper patent

A patent granted for a discovery or invention that has never been used commercially.

• A paper patent may receive less protection under the law than a patent granted for a device that is actually used in industry. As a prior-art reference, a paper patent may carry less weight with examiners than one for an invention that has been commercially exploited because it may suggest that the invention did not work as claimed. [Cases: Patents 172. C.J.S. Patents §§ 283, 306.]


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译者Lisa,毕业于美国顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译涉及体育及娱乐业领域的法律文件。
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