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lack-of-enablement rejection
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A quick definition of lack-of-enablement rejection:
A lack-of-enablement rejection is when someone tries to get a patent for an invention, but the description of the invention is not clear enough for someone else to make and use it. This means the patent office won't give them a patent. It's like trying to explain something, but not doing a good job, so the other person doesn't understand what you're talking about.A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Lack-of-enablement rejection is a finding by a patent examiner that a patent claim is unpatentable because its specification does not provide enough information to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the invention.
Example: An inventor files a patent application for a new type of battery that can store more energy than existing batteries. However, the specification in the application does not provide enough information on how to make the battery or how to use it. The patent examiner issues a lack-of-enablement rejection, stating that the specification is insufficient to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the invention.
This example illustrates how a lack-of-enablement rejection can occur when the specification in a patent application does not provide enough information to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the invention.