Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Synergism

n. Patents. 1. A combination of known elements or functions that create a result greater than the sum of the individual elements or functions. 0 Demonstrating that synergism exists is sometimes useful in proving nonobviousness. 2. A patentable device that produces a new or different function or an unusual or surprising consequence. - Also termed synergy; synergistic result. - synergistic (sin-ar ;jis-tik), synergetic (sin-ar jet-ik), adj.