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DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS

\dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv ɪkwˈɪvələnts], \dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv ɪkwˈɪvələnts], \d_ˈɒ_k_t_ɹ_ɪ_n ɒ_v ɪ_k_w_ˈɪ_v_ə_l_ə_n_t_s]\

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A patent rule under which a new device or process violates an existing patent if the new invention does the same work in a substantially similar way to achieve the same results.

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