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 法律翻译Denise,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,专注翻译各类与专利与商标的授权与起诉有关的法律文件。