BODY OF A CLAIM

body of a claim.Patents. The portion of a patent claim that defines the elements or steps of the invention. • The body of the claim follows the preamble and transition phrase. In a combination claim, the body of a claim sets forth the elements of a patentable combination. Cf. PREAMBLE(2); TRANSITION PHRASE.[Blacks Law 8th]

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BODY

body. 1. The main part of a written instrument, such as the central part of a statute (after the title and preamble) or the middle part of a complainant’s bill in equity. 2.A collection of laws. — Also termed body of laws. See CORPUS JURIS. 3. An artificial person created by a legal authority. See…

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BOC

boc (bok), n. Hist. A written document, esp. one that conveys land. — Also spelled bock[Blacks Law 8th]

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