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• A patent having a claim broad enough to encompass the subject matter of a claim in a subsequent patent. The patentee of a dominating patent can prevent the patentee of the subsequent patent from practicing his/her "improvement" invention. The patentee of the subsequent patent can prevent the patentee of the dominating patent from practicing the "improved" invention only, but not the orginal invention.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Dominating Patent. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/dominating-patent.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Dominating Patent. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/dominating-patent (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Dominating Patent." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/dominating-patent.

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