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old combination

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A quick definition of old combination:

An old combination is when two or more things come together to make something new, but it's not really new because it's been done before. It can be used in inventions or when people or companies work together to achieve a goal. Sometimes, the new thing made from the old combination can be patented, but it has to be really different and surprising. If it's not different enough, it's called an exhausted combination and can't be patented.

A more thorough explanation:

An old combination refers to a combination of elements or substances in an invention that have been previously used or patented. It can also refer to an alliance of individuals or corporations working together to achieve a common goal.

For example, if an inventor combines two previously patented inventions to create a new product, it would be considered an old combination. Another example would be if two companies merge to form a new corporation, it would be an old combination of their resources and expertise.

The term "old combination" is important in patent law because it may not be eligible for patent protection. If an element in the combination works in a different way but performs the same function as the corresponding element in a previously patented combination, it is called an exhausted combination. The new element may be patentable, but the combination may not be.

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Dkk
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I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
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i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
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Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
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president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
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CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
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22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
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I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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