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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译者圣强，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，擅长翻译各种与房地产交易及建筑纠纷相关的法律文件。