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Nonelected invention

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003437

An invention disclosed in a patent application that is not chosen by the applicant for examination when the patent office requires a restriction or election. This occurs when an application claims multiple distinct inventions. The applicant must file a divisional application to pursue patent protection for the nonelected invention.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003437
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003437",
  "term": "Nonelected invention",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An invention disclosed in a patent application that is not chosen by the applicant for examination when the patent office requires a restriction or election. This occurs when an application claims multiple distinct inventions. The applicant must file a divisional application to pursue patent protection for the nonelected invention.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nonelected-invention/"
}

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