act of use of an invention

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• use — 1 / yüs/ n 1 a: an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust; statute of uses in the important laws section ◇ Uses… …   Law dictionary

• invention — In patent law, the act or operation of finding out something new; the process of contriving and producing something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment. Also the article or contrivance or… …   Black's law dictionary

• invention — In patent law, the act or operation of finding out something new; the process of contriving and producing something not previously known or existing, by the exercise of independent investigation and experiment. Also the article or contrivance or… …   Black's law dictionary

• use — 1. noun /juːs,jus/ a) The act of using. The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations. b) Usefulness, benefit. There is no use for your invention. Syn: employment, usage …   Wiktionary

• use — n 1 Use, service, advantage, profit, account, avail can all mean a useful or valuable end, result, or purpose. Use stresses either employment for some purpose or end of practical value {turn every scrap of material to use} or the practical value… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Act Without Words I — is a short play by Samuel Beckett. It is a mime, Beckett s first (followed by Act Without Words II ). Like many of Beckett s works, the play was originally written in French ( Acte sans paroles I ), being translated into English by Beckett… …   Wikipedia

• Invention of radio — Great Radio Controversy redirects here. For the album by the band Tesla, see The Great Radio Controversy. Contents 1 Physics of wireless signalling 2 Theory of electromagnetism …   Wikipedia

• Invention — An invention is a new form, composition of matter, device, or process. Some inventions are based on pre existing forms, compositions, processes or ideas. Other inventions are radical breakthroughs which may extend the boundaries of human… …   Wikipedia

• invention — inventional, adj. inventionless, adj. /in ven sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of inventing. 2. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition …   Universalium

• use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… …   Black's law dictionary

• use — I Noun: A beneficial ownership recognized in equity. A trust. The right granted by a patent for an invention. 40 Am J1st Pat § 140. The employment or enjoyment of property. Utility; advantage. The long continued possession and employment of a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary