Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
patent deed — The official document sent to an inventor by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when that office has issued a patent for the inventor s creation … Business law dictionary
patent defect — An obvious flaw in a product or a document (such as leaving out the property description in a deed). Compare: latent defect Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
patent claims — A patent specification must contain a drawing or a verbal description and claims describing the essential inventive elements comprising the invention. Their drafting must be precise and is a job for a patent agent they must be neither too broad… … Law dictionary
Patent — A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the… … Wikipedia
patent claim — A statement included in a patent application that describes the invention in exact terms, using an established formal style and precise terminology. Patent claims allow the Patent and Trademark Office to determine whether an invention should… … Business law dictionary
Land patent — A land patent is evidence of right, title, and/or interest to a of land, usually granted by a central, federal, or state government) to an individual or private company. In the original 13 American Colonies, a proprietor would grant land patents … Wikipedia
Letters patent — are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government, granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or to some entity such as a corporation. The opposite of letters patent (Lat.… … Wikipedia
land patent — an official document by which title to a portion of public land is conveyed from the government. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * land patent, Law. a deed that gives a private citizen possession of public land … Useful english dictionary
escheat patent — The formal deed or conveyance by which escheated lands are regranted by the state. 27 Am J2d Esch § 43 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Land claim — Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water. The phrase is usually only used with respect to disputed or unresolved land claims. Some types of land claims include aboriginal land claims … Wikipedia
