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protective letter

protective letter noun: a letter filed by with a court by some party, explaining that they are not infringing a specific patent or they consider the patent invalid, in an attempt to prevent the court from granting any ex parte preliminary injunction to the patentee.

Noun

protective letter (plural protective letters)

  1. A letter filed by with a court by some party, explaining that they are not infringing a specific patent or they consider the patent invalid, in an attempt to prevent the court from granting any ex parte preliminary injunction to the patentee.

Forms of protective letter

pluralprotective letters

Questions about protective letter

What does protective letter mean?
Protective letter means a letter filed by with a court by some party, explaining that they are not infringing a specific patent or they consider the patent invalid, in an attempt to prevent the court from granting any ex parte preliminary injunction to the patentee.
What part of speech is protective letter?
Protective letter is a noun.
What is the plural of protective letter?
The plural of protective letter is protective letters.

Words near protective letter in the dictionary

  1. protectionless
  2. protections
  3. protective
  4. protective briefs
  5. protective custody
  6. protective letter
  7. protective letters
  8. protective order
  9. protective orders
  10. protective pants
  11. protective reaction

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