Assertion: patent's claim | /r/HasProperty | invalid
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text: An inventor who knows that a patent contains invalid claims should immediately file a disclaimer because the failure to do so could result in the rejection of the patent.
text: If the independent claim is determined to be invalid, however, a dependent claim may nevertheless survive, and may still be broad enough to bar competitors from valuable commercial territory.
text: If a claim in a patent is invalid, 35 USC § 288 requires that the invalid claim be disclaimed before costs may be recovered.