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Simple English definitions for legal terms

letters patent

Read a random definition: United States Commission on Civil Rights

A quick definition of letters patent:

Letters patent are official documents issued by the government that grant a person or company the exclusive right to use an invention or design for a certain period of time. This means that no one else can make, use, or sell the invention without permission from the person or company who holds the patent. It's like having a special secret that only you can use for a while.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Letters patent are official documents issued by the government that grant a right or privilege to an individual or group. They can be open to public inspection and are often sealed by the government. There are two types of letters patent:

  1. Historical letters patent that granted a right or privilege to an individual or group, such as the right to hold land or a title.
  2. Modern letters patent that grant the exclusive right to use an invention or design for a specified period (usually 20 years) to the inventor or owner of the patent.

Examples:

  • Historical letters patent: In medieval England, letters patent were used to grant land or titles to individuals. For example, King Henry VIII granted letters patent to his physician, Dr. William Butts, giving him the right to practice medicine throughout England.
  • Modern letters patent: In 2007, Apple Inc. was granted a patent for the design of the iPhone, giving them the exclusive right to use and sell the design for 20 years.

Explanation: Letters patent are official documents that grant a right or privilege to an individual or group. In medieval England, they were used to grant land or titles, while in modern times, they are used to grant the exclusive right to use an invention or design. The examples illustrate how letters patent were used historically and how they are used today.

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join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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