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patent

than a regular application, before reducing the invention to practice. This allows the inventor to claim “patent pending” status for the invention and to establish an earlier filing date and priority of the invention. A regular patent

perfect

an appeals court by satisfying procedural requirements b : to put (one's security interest) in a position or status having priority over subsequently perfected security interests or unperfected security interests by taking statutorily prescribed steps to give

perfected

perfected : completed in accordance with statutory procedure for giving notice and thereby having a status of priority over security interests that are the subject of such procedure at a later date or that

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permanent resident alien

States. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Department of State overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

personal right

personal right : a right that is based on one's status as an individual and does not derive from property

preference immigration

United States within the limits of immigration set by Congress. In family immigration preference is based on the status of the petitioner (American citizen or lawful permanent resident) and his/her relationship to the applicant. In employment immigration

priority claim

claim that is entitled to be paid ahead of other unsecured claims that are not entitled to priority status. Priority refers to the order in which these unsecured claims are to be paid.proof of claim A written

protect

health and safety] 2 : to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation : maintain the status or integrity of esp. through legal or constitutional guarantees [ a work against copyright infringement] [the First Amendment

Law of persons

Law of persons, means the law relating to persons; the law that pertains to the different statuses of persons. This is also commonly known as the jus personarum, a shortened form of jus quodad personas

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