Lat. In international law. Warlike uses or objects. It is the usus hellici which determine an article to be contraband. 1 Kent, Comm. 141. Usus est dominium fidnoiarinm. Bac.St Uses. Use is a fiduciary dominion. Usus et status sive possessio potins diffemnt secundum rationem fori, quam secundum rationem rei. Bac. St. Uses. Use and estate, or possession, differ more in the rule … [Read more...]

Lat. In Roman law. Usufruct; usufructuary right or possession. The temporary right of using a thing, without having the ultimate property, or full dominion, of the substance. 2 Bl. Comm. 327. … [Read more...]

Patent Law requirement. An invention must have some particular purpose that qualifies such as a new and unique process or method (utility patent) or a unique design (which doesn't have to improve functionality, just appearance and is called a design patent.) … [Read more...]

(A) The right to use property or income from property that is owned by another. (B) civil law. The right of enjoying a thing, the property of which is vested in another, and to draw from the same all the profit, utility and advantage which it may produce, provided it be without altering the substance of the thing. 2. The obligation of not altering the substance of the thing, … [Read more...]

(A) The actual exercise or enjoyment of any right or property. It is particularly used of franchises. Adverse user. An adverse user is such a use of the property as the owner himself would make, asking no permission, and disregarding all other claims to it, so far as they conflict with this use. (B) A person who uses or operates something, such as a computer, a machine or a … [Read more...]