Jepson claim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Jepson claim Jepson claims

Etymology

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

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