request for reconsiderationglossary / REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION request for reconsideration. Patents. An applicant’s submission of further arguments after a patent claim’s rejection. [Cases: Patents 104. C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.] 词条贡献者 译者李科,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与国家安全审查相关的法律文件。