Biogen sufficiency

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounBiogen sufficiency (uncountable)
  1. uncountableintellectual propertyA 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.

Origin

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

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Biogen sufficiency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biogen%20sufficiency

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Biogen sufficiency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biogen%20sufficiency.

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