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.]

---

词条贡献者

译者玉晶，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与风险投资相关的法律文件。