undue breadth rejection

Rejection of a patent claim on the ground that it seeks a patent monopoly on more than the invention.

• For instance, a functional claim is too broad if it purports to include every other possible way of accomplishing a function. A claim on a chemical is more likely to be rejected for undue breadth than a claim on a machine, because future discoveries are less predictable. [Cases: Patents 124. C.J.S. Patents § 210.]

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双语律师李明，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与政府监管相关的法律文件。