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jepson claim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
jep-son -claim
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A patent claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty, distinguishable over at least the contents of the preamble.

American usage

Etymology

Named after the legal case Ex parte Jepson, 243 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off. 525 (Ass't Comm'r Pat. 1917).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jepson claims (plural)

Questions

What does jepson claim mean?
A patent claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty, distinguishable over at least the contents of the preamble.
Where does jepson claim come from?
Named after the legal case Ex parte Jepson, 243 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off. 525 (Ass't Comm'r Pat. 1917).

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