Etymology

Biogen sufficiency

Today it means: A concept according to which, if "the extent of the monopoly claimed [in a patent] exceeds the technical contribution to the art made by the invention as described in the specification", the patent may be revoked on the ground of insufficiency of disclosure. Full definition →

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The concept stems from the 1996 decision in Biogen v. Medeva.

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