responseglossary / RESPONSE response. Patents. A patent applicant’s answer to an office action, usu. countering the examiner’s rejections and objections and often amending the claims. [Cases: Patents 109. C.J.S. Patents §§ 152–155.] 词条贡献者 法律翻译Gianluca,毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各类与环境、土地及资源有关的法律文件。