patent application amendmentglossary / patent-application amendment A modification to a patent application, usu. narrowing or eliminating some claims in response to an examiner’s rejection. [Cases: Patents 109. C.J.S. Patents §§ 152–155.] 词条贡献者 资深译员王漾,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,擅长翻译各类与雇主商业秘密相关的法律文件。