prosecution history estoppel (English, noun)
expansion: prosecution history estoppel (uncountable)
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topics: law
glosses: In United States patent law, the circumstance under which a person who has filed a patent application, and then made amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law and secure issuance of the patent, is prevented from bringing a cause of action for infringement of the patent where the allegedly infringing acts falling within the matter disclaimed by the amendment.
tags: uncountable
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