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12Capital Improvement — The addition of a permanent structural improvement or the restoration of some aspect of a property that will either enhance the property s overall value or increases its useful life. Although the scale of the capital improvement can vary, capital …
13Leasehold Improvement — Alterations made to rental premises in order to customize it for the specific needs of a tenant. Leasehold improvements include painting, installing partitions, changing the flooring, putting in customized light fixtures and so on. Leasehold… …
14Patent — A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the… …
15Patentable subject matter — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
16History of United States patent law — To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; From the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. [… …
17Software patents under United States patent law — Software or computer programs are not explicitly mentioned in United States patent law. In the face of new technologies, decisions of the United States Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) have sought to …
18Gottschalk v. Benson — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Gottschalk v. Benson ArgueDate=October 16 ArgueYear=1972 DecideDate=November 20 DecideYear=1972 FullName=Gottschalk, Acting Commissioner of Patents v. Benson, et al. Citation=93 S. Ct. 253; 34 L. Ed. 2d 273; 1972 U.S. LEXIS… …
19Diamond v. Chakrabarty — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 17, 1980 Decided June 16, 1980 …
20Parker v. Flook — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Parker v. Flook ArgueDate=April 25 ArgueYear=1978 DecideDate=June 22 DecideYear=1978 FullName=Parker, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Flook Citation=98 S. Ct. 2522; 57 L. Ed. 2d 451; 1978 U.S. LEXIS 122; 198… …
