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Patent

Of or referring to exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public discloser of the invention.

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in lieu of

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A phrase used to indicate the substitution of one thing for another.

subject to

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A phrase used to indicate that the condition or situation to be mentioned take precedence over the former.

barycenter

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The barycenter is the location of the center of mass of a collection of bodies.

owner

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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

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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.