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Patent law
Of or pertaining to laws behind patents.
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Priority
Patent; Patent law
In patent applications, the priority is The status of being first to invent something (and therefore be potentially eligible for patent protection).
Device of the invention
Patent; Patent law
The "device of the invention" is a phrase used to refer to the item for which a patent is sought.
Provision
Patent; Patent law
A provision is each of the divisions of a legal or formal statement providing for some particular matter.
Embodiment
Patent; Patent law
The embodiment of an invention is the tangible manifestation of an invention.
Owner
Patent; Patent law
In patent law the term "owner" is used to indicate a person in whom one or more interests are vested for his own benefit.
Claim
Patent; Patent law
A claim is the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent or the protection sought in a patent application.
