Letters Patent in United States

Letters Patent Definition

The name of an Instrument granted by the government to convey a right to the patentee; as, a patent for a tract of land; or to secure to him a right which he already possesses, as, a patent for a new invention or discovery. Letters patent are matter of record. They are so called because they are not sealed up, but are granted open. See “Patent.”

Letters Patent in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

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Letters Patent	Letters Patent in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
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Letters Patent	Letters Patent in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Letters Patent	Letters Patent in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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The name of an Instrument granted by the government to convey a right to the patentee; as, a patent for a tract of land; or to secure to him a right which he already possesses, as, a patent for a new invention or discovery. Letters patent are matter of record. They are so called because they are not sealed up, but are granted open. See “Patent.”

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This definition of Letters Patent is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Letters Patent in State Statute Topics

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