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• Infringement in the situation that the infringing product or process does not have exactly the same features as the invention claimed in the patent but that any different feature performs the identical function specified for the claimed feature.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Infringement By Equivalents. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infringement-by-equivalents.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Infringement By Equivalents. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infringement-by-equivalents (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Infringement By Equivalents." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infringement-by-equivalents.

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