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invalidation

noun/ɪnˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/

B2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A ruling or process by which a registered right is declared void from the outset.

The generic manufacturer pursued invalidation of the blocking patent before launching its product.

Similar: revocation

Topic: Intellectual property in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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