substitute patent application

Definition of "substitute patent application"
  1. A duplicate of an earlier application for a patent filed by the same person when the original application has been abandoned; it does not inherit the filing date of the original application
How to use "substitute patent application" in a sentence
  1. He had to file a substitute patent application when his original application was abandoned.
  2. She filed a substitute patent application to replace the previous one which was nullified.
  3. They were forced to file a substitute patent application after inaccurate data was found in the original filing.
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