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Biogen sufficiency

Biogen sufficiency noun: a concept according to which, if "the extent of the monopoly claimed [in a patent] exceeds the technical contribution to the art made by the invention as described in the specification", the patent may be revoked on the ground of insufficiency of disclosure.

Noun

Biogen sufficiency (uncountable)

  1. A concept according to which, if "the extent of the monopoly claimed [in a patent] exceeds the technical contribution to the art made by the invention as described in the specification", the patent may be revoked on the ground of insufficiency of disclosure.

Origin of Biogen sufficiency

The concept stems from the 1996 decision in Biogen v. Medeva.

Questions about Biogen sufficiency

What does Biogen sufficiency mean?
Biogen sufficiency means a concept according to which, if "the extent of the monopoly claimed [in a patent] exceeds the technical contribution to the art made by the invention as described in the specification", the patent may be revoked on the ground of insufficiency of disclosure.
What part of speech is Biogen sufficiency?
Biogen sufficiency is a noun.

Words near Biogen sufficiency in the dictionary

  1. biogasoline
  2. biogasses
  3. biogel
  4. biogels
  5. biogen
  6. Biogen sufficiency
  7. biogender
  8. biogenders
  9. biogenealogical
  10. biogeneration
  11. biogeneric

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