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Latin: The country, neighborhood, or vicinage; the men of the neighborhood ; a Jury of the vicinage. Synonymous, in this sense, with "pais." Patria laborious et ezpensis non debet fatigari. A jury ought not to be harassed by labors and expenses. Jenk. Cent 6. … [Read more...] about PATRIA

The official document created by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and sent to the inventor certifying a patent application as a patent, similar in form to a real estate deed but owning intellectual property in the body of a patent. … [Read more...] about PATENT DEED

That which belongs to the father or comes from him. Paternal power. The authority lawfully exercised by parents over their children. This phrase is also used to translate the Latin "pa tria potestas" (g. v.)Paternal property. That which descends or comes to one from his father, grandfather, or other ascendant or collateral on the paternal side of the house. … [Read more...] about PATERNAL

Civil law. Paternal power; the authority which is lawfully exercised by the father over his children. Latin: In Roman law. Paternal authority; the paternal power. This term denotes the aggregate of those peculiar powers and rights which, by the civil law of Rome, belonged to the head of a family in respect to his wife, children, (natural or adopted,) and any more remote … [Read more...] about PATRIA POTESTAS

An obvious flaw that is capable of being seen on the surface with casual inspection (as opposed to a latent defect.) … [Read more...] about PATENT DEFECT