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An '''apparatus claim''' is a patent claim that describes define a device or system that usually has active components. An apparatus claim defines the [[invention]] in terms of the components of the invention, that is, in terms of what the [[invention]] is as opposed to what the [[invention]] does. The [[Patent Act]] also permits an apparatus claim to be defined with [[means-plus-function]] elements.<ref>35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6.</ref> |
An '''apparatus claim''' is a patent claim that describes define a device or system that usually has active components. An apparatus claim defines the [[invention]] in terms of the components of the invention, that is, in terms of what the [[invention]] is as opposed to what the [[invention]] does. The [[Patent Act]] also permits an apparatus claim to be defined with [[means-plus-function]] elements.<ref>35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6.</ref> |
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