English edit

Etymology edit

Named after the legal case Ex parte Jepson, 243 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off. 525 (Ass't Comm'r Pat. 1917).

Noun edit

Jepson claim (plural Jepson claims)

  1. (US, law) A patent claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty, distinguishable over at least the contents of the preamble.