reissue patent

noun

re·is·sue patent | \ ˌrē-ˈi-ˌshü-, -ˈis-ˌyü-\

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: a patent that is issued to fix defects (as invalid claims) of an original patent and that replaces and is granted for the remainder of the term of the original patent

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