Legal Definitions - nonenablement rejection

Definition:Nonenablement rejection is a type of rejection that occurs when a patent examiner finds that a claim in a patent application is unpatentable because its specification does not provide enough information to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the invention.

Example: An inventor files a patent application for a new type of battery that is supposed to last longer than any other battery on the market. However, the specification in the application only provides vague descriptions of the battery's components and how they work together. The patent examiner may issue a nonenablement rejection because the specification does not provide enough information for someone skilled in the art to make and use the battery.

This example illustrates how a nonenablement rejection can occur when the specification in a patent application does not provide enough information to enable someone skilled in the art to make and use the invention.