Beauregard claim

noun

A patent claim to a computer program, written in the form of a claim to an article of manufacture: a computer-readable medium on which are encoded, typically, instructions for carrying out a process.

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Meanings

nounBeauregard claim (plural Beauregard claims)

plural Beauregard claims

  1. USlawA patent claim to a computer program, written in the form of a claim to an article of manufacture: a computer-readable medium on which are encoded, typically, instructions for carrying out a process.

Origin

Named after the legal decision In re Beauregard.

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Beauregard claim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauregard%20claim

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“Beauregard claim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauregard%20claim. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beauregard claim,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauregard%20claim.

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