There are several categories or events, all defined by statute, that can anticipate and invalidate a claim of a patent (35 U.S.C. §101 (1988)).
Failure to report even minor conditions, tests or even a complaint made to a GP could potentially invalidate a later claim, or result in a reduced payout.
The trademark office did not invalidate a part of the claim related to mining and drilling, which Dresden said could indicate officials were trying to act reasonably.
A problem in which some insurers saw the fitting of snow tyres as a modification to the car, thus invalidating a potential claim, has largely been resolved now in the consumers' favour, say the BIBA and AA Insurance.
One single observation can invalidate a general statement derived from millennia of confirmatory sightings of millions of white swans.
But motives alone will seldom, if ever, invalidate a tax that apart from its motives would be recognized as lawful.
Defense attorneys warn that a criminal conviction could invalidate a migrant's future asylum claim, and any future unauthorized border crossing could be prosecuted as a felony.
Adult-film star Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Clifford, is engaged in a highly publicized legal battle to invalidate a 2016 nondisclosure agreement that binds her from speaking about a sexual relationship she claims she had with Trump in 2006.
Lower courts have sometimes claimed legal authority to invalidate a regulation (which is at issue in this case) even for parties who aren't before the court.
Until this ruling, one seeking to invalidate a patent had to show that all parts of a claimed invention were known.
To invalidate a patent, a challenger must show that all parts of a claimed invention were known previously.
