responsive action

responsive action. Patents. A patent applicant’s answer to an examiner’s rejections in an office action. • To be responsive, the answer must address all of the examiner’s issues in detail, rather than merely submitting substitute claims. [Cases: Patents 108. C.J.S. Patents §§ 144, 148–151.]

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资深译员Christina，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及教育培训领域的法律文件。