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prosecution history

prosecution history noun: the record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner.

Noun

prosecution history (plural prosecution histories)

  1. (US) The record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner.

Forms of prosecution history

pluralprosecution histories

Words formed from prosecution history

Questions about prosecution history

What does prosecution history mean?
Prosecution history means the record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner.
What part of speech is prosecution history?
Prosecution history is a noun.
What is the plural of prosecution history?
The plural of prosecution history is prosecution histories.

Words near prosecution history in the dictionary

  1. prosecuting attorneys
  2. prosecution
  3. prosecution association
  4. prosecution associations
  5. prosecution histories
  6. prosecution history
  7. prosecution history estoppel
  8. prosecutional
  9. prosecutions
  10. prosecutive
  11. prosecutive case

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