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additional claims after allowance.Patents. Claims submitted for the first time by amendment after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has informed the applicant of the patent application’s allowance.  • Once a  notice  of allowance has been issued, the applicant may  not by right submit additional  claims.  But  in  some  circumstances,  such  as  when  the  applicant …

addition. 1. A structure that is attached to or connected with another building that predates the structure; an extension or annex. • Although some courts have held that an addition is merely an appurtenant structure that might not actually be in physical contact with the other building, most courts  hold  that  there  must be  physical …

ad diem (ad dI-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] At a day; at the appointed day. [Blacks Law 8th]

addictive drug.See DRUG. [Blacks Law 8th]

addictio (<<schwa>>-dik-shee-oh), n.[Latin] Roman law. The awarding by a magistrate of a person or thing to another, as the property of a debtor to a creditor, or as a form of conveyance. — Also termed addiction. Pl. addictiones (<<schwa>>-dik-shee-oh-neez). [Blacks Law 8th]

addicere  (<<schwa>>-dis-<<schwa>>r-ee),  vb.[Latin]  Roman  law.  To  adjudge,  allot,  or condemn. [Blacks Law 8th]

addicent (ad-i-sent), n. Roman law. One who transfers something by official authority. [Blacks Law 8th]

addendum (<<schwa>>-den-d<<schwa>>m). Something  to be added, esp. to a document; a supplement. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad defendendum (ad di-fen-den-d<<schwa>>m), vb.[Latin] To defend. [Blacks Law 8th]

added damages.See punitive damages under DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]