Legal Definitions - appendant claim

Definition: An appendant claim is a type of dependent claim in a patent application that refers to and further limits another claim or set of claims in the same patent application.

Example: A patent application for a new type of car may have an independent claim that describes the overall design of the car. An appendant claim may then refer to that independent claim and further limit it by describing a specific feature of the car, such as the type of engine used.

This example illustrates how an appendant claim is used to further define and limit the scope of an independent claim in a patent application.