Legal Definitions - nonart rejection

Definition: Nonart rejection is a refusal to accept a contractual offer or tendered goods as contractual performance. It can also refer to a patent examiner's finding that a claim in a patent application is unpatentable.

Examples:

• When a buyer receives goods that do not meet the agreed-upon specifications, they can reject the goods and ask for a refund or replacement. This is an example of nonart rejection in a contractual context.
• A patent examiner may reject a patent application if they find that the invention is not new or non-obvious, or if the application does not provide enough information to enable someone skilled in the relevant field to make and use the invention. These are examples of nonart rejection in a patent context.

These examples illustrate how nonart rejection can occur in different contexts, but the underlying principle is the same: a party is refusing to accept something because it does not meet their expectations or legal requirements.