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• A (usually indented) portion of the body of a patent claim that describes a feature of an invention and that interrelates the feature with the other features of the invention. MPEP 608.01(m).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Element of Claim. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/element-of-claim.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Element of Claim. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/element-of-claim (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Element of Claim." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/element-of-claim.

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