material claim
1material — ma·te·ri·al 1 /mə tir ē əl/ adj 1: of, relating to, or consisting of physical matter 2: being of real importance or consequence 3: being an essential component the material terms of the contract 4: being relevant to a subject under considerati …
2material fact — maˌterialˈfact noun 1. [countable] INSURANCE any fact which, by law, you must tell an insurance company when you buy insurance from them 2. [countable] FINANCE any fact which, by law, a company must tell people when a document giving information… …
3material facts — all facts that must be proved in order to establish the ground of claim or defence are material. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …
4material difference — Under Section 1 of the Equal Pay Act 1970, where a worker of one gender is engaged in like work (work of the same or broadly the same nature), if her job is rated as equivalent (under a proper non discriminatory job evaluation study) or is of… …
5Claim (patent) — Patent claims are the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent. The claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a… …
6material — Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. Representation relating to matter which is so substantial and important as to influence party to whom made… …
7material — Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. Representation relating to matter which is so substantial and important as to influence party to whom made… …
8Material cause — Cause Cause (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its… …
9material allegation — A statement in a pleading upon which an issue in the action can be made. Miller v Brumbaugh, 7 Kan 343, 353. A statement in a pleading essential to the claim or defense, and which cannot be stricken from the pleading without leaving it… …
10List of patent claim types — This is a list of special types of claims that may be found in a patent or patent application. For explanations about independent and dependent claims and about the different categories of claims, i.e. product or apparatus claims (claims… …
