prosecution history estoppel
1Prosecution history estoppel — Prosecution history estoppel, also known as file wrapper estoppel, is a term used in United States patent law to indicate that a person who has filed a patent application, and then makes amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law …
2prosecution history estoppel — see estoppel 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3prosecution history estoppel — noun In United States patent law, the circumstance under which a person who has filed a patent application, and then made amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law and secure issuance of the patent, is prevented from bringing a… …
4estoppel — es·top·pel /e stä pəl/ n [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop] 1: a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another; esp: equitable estoppel in this… …
5Estoppel — in its broadest sense is a legal term referring to a series of legal and equitable doctrines that preclude a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has, in contemplation of law, been established as the truth,… …
6prosecution — A criminal action; a proceeding instituted and carried on by due course of law, before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining the guilt or innocence of a person charged with crime. U. S. v. Reisinger, 128 U.S. 398, 9 S.Ct. 99, 32… …
7Prosecution disclaimer — In United States patent law, prosecution disclaimer is a legal doctrine that provides that the statements made by an applicant for a patent in the course of prosecution may act to limit the literal coverage of the patent claims. Prosecution… …
8file wrapper estoppel — Under the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel, an applicant who has limited or modified a claim in order to avoid its rejection by the Patent Office may not later expand his claim by including the excluded matter, or its equivalent, or by omitting… …
9file wrapper estoppel — Under the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel, an applicant who has limited or modified a claim in order to avoid its rejection by the Patent Office may not later expand his claim by including the excluded matter, or its equivalent, or by omitting… …
10Glossary of patent legal concepts — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
