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An objection to a patent or claim for a patent on the ground that the invention is not new or original is called an objection "for want of novelty". … [Read more...] about NOVELTY

Abbreviation for non obstante verdicto or notwithstanding the verdict. Usually a party of the phrase judgment NOV when a judge sets aside a verdict believing that the facts or law clearly do not support the decision of a jury (.e.g., when a judge may believe that a jury may have been more influenced by emotional rather than unemotional, factual analysis.) … [Read more...] about NOV

Lat. In the civil law. A step-mother. … [Read more...] about NOVERCA

A summons or notice directing a person to appear in court. … [Read more...] about NOTICE TO APPEAR

Legal notice to a tenant provided by a landlord that informs the tenant that it is to either cure a breach in the lease obligation (e.g. failure to pay rent) or it must quit (leave) the premises and do so within a short period of time, typically within three days. … [Read more...] about NOTICE TO QUIT