secondary inventionglossary / SECONDARY INVENTION secondary invention. Patents. An invention that uses or incorporates established elements or combinations to achieve a new and useful result. [Cases: Patents 174. C.J.S. Patents § 308.] 词条贡献者 双语律师Max,国际知名法学院法律专业,擅长翻译各类与航空航天、国防及政府服务相关的法律文件。