exhausted combination

noun

The combination, in a patent claim, of a novel device with conventional elements in a conventional manner.

Meanings

nounexhausted combination (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablelawThe combination, in a patent claim, of a novel device with conventional elements in a conventional manner.
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