statutory double patenting rejectionglossary / statutory double-patenting rejection Rejection of a patent application on the ground that the invention is the same subject matter as an already-patented invention by the same inventor.• This rejection is based on 35 USCA § 101. — Also termed same-invention double-patenting rejection. [Cases: Patents 120.] 词条贡献者 资深译员Michael,国内知名法学院法律翻译专业,擅长翻译各类与劳动诉讼相关的法律文件。