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Jepson claim
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English
Etymology
Named after the legal case Ex parte Jepson, 243 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off. 525 (Ass't Comm'r Pat. 1917).
Noun
en US legal 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.
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