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A quick definition of lapse patent:

A lapse patent is a type of land patent that replaces an earlier patent that was not claimed by the previous patentee. A patent is a government grant that gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling their invention for a certain period of time. There are different types of patents, such as design patents for protecting the appearance of a product and utility patents for protecting the function of a product. A pioneer patent covers a major technological advance, while an improvement patent covers an improvement on an existing invention.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A land patent that replaces an earlier patent for the same land that was not claimed by the previous patent holder.

Example: John receives a patent for a piece of land but fails to claim it. The patent then lapses. Later, Jane receives a patent for the same land, which is now considered a lapse patent.

Explanation: A lapse patent is issued when a previous patent holder fails to claim their patent, allowing someone else to receive a patent for the same land. This can occur when the previous patent holder dies, abandons the land, or simply forgets to claim their patent. The new patent holder is then granted the rights to the land, and the previous patent is considered lapsed.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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