DISCLAIMER

disclaimer,n.1.  A  renunciation  of  one’s  legal  right or  claim; esp.,  a  renunciation  of  a  patent

claim,  usu.  to  save  the  remainder  of  the  application  from  being  rejected.  2.  A  repudiation  of

another’s  legal  right  or  claim.  3.  A  writing  that  contains  such  a  renunciation  or  repudiation.

4.RENUNCIATION (2). — disclaim,vb.

disclaimer  of  warranty.An  oral  or  written  statement  intended  to  limit  a  seller’s  liability  for

defects  in  the  goods  sold.  •  In  some  circumstances,  printed  words  must  be  specific  and

conspicuous to be effective. [Cases: Sales    267. C.J.S. Sales §§ 238, 263–270.]

patent disclaimer.See statutory disclaimer.

qualified disclaimer. 1. A disclaimer with a restriction or condition attached. • In this sense it

is qualified because it carries the restriction or condition. 2. A person’s refusal to accept an interest

in property so that he or she can avoid having to pay estate or gift taxes. • To be effective under

federal tax  law,  the  refusal  must be  in  writing  and  must  be  executed  no  later  than  nine  months

from  the  time  when  the  interest  was  created.  In  this  sense,  it  is  qualified  in  the  sense  of  being

within  the  lawful  exemption.  IRC  (26  USCA)  §  2518.  [Cases:  Internal  Revenue    4177.20,

4205.10;  Taxation    866.  C.J.S.  Internal  Revenue  §  500;  Taxation  §§  1791,  1797–1799,  1824,

1859–1865.]

statutory  disclaimer.Patents. A  patent applicant’s amendment of a specification to relinquish

one  or  more claims to the invention. 35 USCA § 253. • Before the statute  was enacted, a single

invalid  claim  was  grounds  for  denying  a  patent.  —  Also  termed  patent  disclaimer.  See

SPECIFICATION(3). [Cases: Patents    149, 154. C.J.S. Patents §§ 261–263.]

terminal disclaimer.Patents. A patent applicant’s statement shortening the term of the patent. •

To  revive  an  abandoned  application  for  a  design  application  or  for  a  utility  or  plant application

filed  before  June  8,  1995,  the  applicant  must  disclaim  a  period  equal  to  the  duration  of

abandonment.  A  terminal  disclaimer  may  also  be  required  in  an  application  for  an  obvious

variation on an existing patent: to avoid a double-patenting rejection, the inventor agrees that both

patents will expire on the same day. [Cases: Patents    131. C.J.S. Patents § 236.] [Blacks Law 8th]