Suitable to be patented; entitled by law to be protected by tho issu- ance of a patent. Heath Cycle Co. v. Ilay (C. C.) 07 Fed. 240; Maier v. Bloom […]

He to whom a patent has been granted. The term is usually applied to one who has obtained letters patent for a new invention.

Lat. A father; the father. In the civil law . this word sometimes included arus, ( grandfather .) Dig. 50, 16, 201.

The father of a family. In Roman law. The head or master of a family. This word is sometimes employed, in a wide sense, as equivalent to sui juris. A […]

Lat, Paternal estates to paternal heirs. A rule of the French law, signifying that such portion of a decedent’s estate as came to him from his father must descend to […]

That which belongs to the father or comes from him.

a term given to the legal authority that a father has over his children.

the term that is used to describe any property that is inherited from a person’s father.

A style of leadership in which any male leader makes use of his superlative powers to maintain control. Or, it could also mean acting similarly to a father, to protect […]

The fact of being a father; the relationship of a father. The Latin “paternitas” is used in the canon law to denote a kind of spiritual relation- ship contracted by […]

the name given to a court action that will establish the paternity of a child born out of wedlock . See bastardy proceeding; filiations proceeding.

the name that is given to the blood and DNA tests that are performed to determine if a man is the father of a child.

In telecoms, a path is one which constitutes a number of resources, such as routers and circuits that must be set in place in order to allow for a signal […]

The chance of any past practice being continued regardless of the fact that better options are present.

A belief when it comes to leadership which states that the subordinates will only accept the behavior of the leader as long as they see an immediate, or near future […]

An option whose payment depends on the ending market price of an asset. There are many types of this option. Refer to path dependent option.

An option whose payment depends on the price path of the asset at another time. There are many types of this option. Refer to path independant option .

Microorganisms which are likely to cause diseases. Examples include viruses, fungi or bacteria. Usually found in chemical waste, exhaust water, etc.

In medical jurisprudence . The science or doctrine of diseases. That part of medicine which explains the nature of diseases, their causes, and their symptoms. See Bacon v. U. S. […]

In old English law . A gallows or gibbet. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 3,

Belonging to the gallows.

Hanged on a gibbet.

Lat. One who suffers or permits: one to whom an act is done; the passive party in a transaction .

A significant amount of money which has been invested for a period of over 5 to 10 years.

the name that is given to the permission by a patient to a physician to carry out treatment.