new matter
new matter 新事项 １在诉讼中，指任何一方当事人在先前的诉状中均未提出之事项，通常涉及新的争议点，需以新的事实证明之；２在专利法中，指最初公开〔original disclosure〕中所未包括的事项，对该事项不能以修正或后续申请的方式加入到原先的专利申请中去。
new matter
new matter
A matter not previously raised by either party in the pleadings, usu. involving new issues with new facts to be proved.
new matter
new matter. 1. MATTER. 2. Patents. Additional information in an amended patent application that departs from the original disclosure. • Since the new matter was reduced to practice after the application was filed, it cannot carry the same filing date. Rather, it must be included in a continuation-in-part application. — Also termed disconformity. [Cases: Patents