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An instrument issued by a government that conveys a right or title to a private individual or organization, including conveyances of land and inventions. Although Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the U.S. Constitution confers upon Congress the power to secure to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries, this constitutional clause is not self-executing. Rather, formal application for letters patent must first be made in the manner prescribed by statute (35 U.S.C.) and regulations (37 C.F.R.) promulgated pursuant thereto. LETTERS PATENT. The name of an instrument granted by the government to convey a right to the patentee; as, a patent for a tract of land; or to secure to him a right which he already possesses, as a patent for a new invention or discovery; Letters patent are a matter of record. They are so called because they are not sealed up, but are granted open. Vide Patent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The other three patents include the issuances of the Deed of Letter Patent in New Zealand and the issuance of two composition of matter or structural patents, one in Japan and the other in New Zealand. 337-TA-395 in favor of Macronix, finding that (a) Macronix's products do not infringe Atmel's letter patent 4,451,903 ("the '903 patent") and (b) Macronix did not violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act. The ITC's investigation will determine whether Nidek and its subsidiaries have violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing into the United States and selling laser vision correction systems that infringe VISX-owned United States Letter Patent Nos. |
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