"Beauregard claim" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Beauregard claims [plural]
Etymology: Named after the legal decision In re Beauregard. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Beauregard claim (plural Beauregard claims)
  1. (US, law) A patent claim to a computer program, written in the form of a claim to an article of manufacture: a computer-readable medium on which are encoded, typically, instructions for carrying out a process. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law

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