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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Patent Ambiguity
A patent ambiguity is an ambiguity that appears clearly on the face of a document or written instrument.
The uncertainty is obvious from reading the words themselves without requiring external evidence.
Patent ambiguities commonly arise where language is contradictory, incomplete, or unclear.
Courts generally interpret the document according to established rules of construction to resolve the ambiguity.
The concept is contrasted with latent ambiguity, where the uncertainty only becomes apparent when external facts are considered.
A patent ambiguity is an ambiguity that appears clearly on the face of a document or written instrument.
The uncertainty is obvious from reading the words themselves without requiring external evidence.
Patent ambiguities commonly arise where language is contradictory, incomplete, or unclear.
Courts generally interpret the document according to established rules of construction to resolve the ambiguity.
The concept is contrasted with latent ambiguity, where the uncertainty only becomes apparent when external facts are considered.
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