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appendant claim
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A quick definition of appendant claim:
An appendant claim is a type of patent claim that refers to and further limits another claim or set of claims in the same patent application. It is also known as a dependent claim. A patent claim is a formal statement that describes the novel features of an invention and defines the scope of the patent's protection. A dependent claim adds additional limitations to an independent claim, which is a patent claim that does not refer to any other claim.A more thorough explanation:
Definition: An appendant claim is a type of dependent claim in a patent application that refers to and further limits another claim or set of claims in the same patent application.
Example: A patent application for a new type of car may have an independent claim that describes the overall design of the car. An appendant claim may then refer to that independent claim and further limit it by describing a specific feature of the car, such as the type of engine used.
This example illustrates how an appendant claim is used to further define and limit the scope of an independent claim in a patent application.