patent claim
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From 304 U.S. 364 - General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp. · 1938Most cited · 1,034 citing opinions
The inventor must 'inform the public during the life of the patent of the limits of the monopoly asserted, so that it may be known which features may be safely used or manufactured without a license and which may not.' The claims 'measure the invention.