doctrine of equivalents

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Definition of doctrine of equivalents in English English dictionary

A legal rule in most patent systems that allows a court to hold a party liable for patent infringement even though the infringing device or process does not fall within the literal scope of a patent claim, but nevertheless is equivalent to the claimed invention

Hyphenation

doc·trine of equivalents

Turkish pronunciation

dôktırîn ıv îkwîvılınts

Pronunciation

/ˈdôktərən əv əˈkwəvələnts/ /ˈdɔːktɜrɪn əv ɪˈkwɪvələnts/