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aspect of invention (Claim differentiation: In United States patent law, under the doctrine of claim differentiation, each claim is presumed to cover a different aspect of the invention than in each other claim. WK. According to one aspect of the invention there is provided an electrical connector for electrical mating with a plug member having a plurality of male contact ... | ... in the invention, the specification is enabling if it enables persons skilled in each art to carry out the aspect of the invention applicable to their ... | Many patent attorneys specify that the object being shown is an embodiment of the invention. Commonly used phrases are that a figure is a particular view of something "according to an aspect of the invention" or "according to an aspect of the inventive subject matter". Those phrases may sound a bit stilted, but they help to distinguish the embodiment shown in the drawing from the more general concept of "the invention".) |
