petition to make special

petition to make special. Patents. A petition asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to expedite a patent prosecution. • Special processing is available, for example, in favored areas of science (such as cancer research and energy conservation), where the inventor is sick or elderly, and where infringement is already taking place. [Cases: Patents 104. C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.]

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双语律师李明，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与政府监管相关的法律文件。