inventory
inventory n. (1)财产清单 遗嘱执行人、遗产管理人或破产受托人制作的标明各项财产及其估计的或实际价值的清单。 (2)存货 财务报表中反映企业的原材料、半成品和成品的价值的那部分。存货估价通常有先进先出法和后进先出法两种方法。根据美国《统一商法典》〔U.C.C.〕第9-109条，存货指为了出售、租赁或根据服务合同而持有的货物，以及原材料、半成品和业务活动中使用或消耗的材料。 (→FIFO; LIFO)
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benefit of inventory
benefit of inventory. Civil law. The principle that an heir’s liability for estate debts is limited to the value of what is inherited, if the heir so elects and files an inventory of the estate’s assets. — Also termed bénéfice d’inventaire. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 119. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 112, 114, 123.]
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same invention double patenting rejection
same-invention double patenting rejection. See statutory double patenting rejection under REJECTION.
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carrying back the date of invention
carrying back the date of invention. See ANTEDATING OF A PRIOR-ART REFERENCE.
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motion to correct inventorship
motion to correct inventorship. Patents. A request in an interference proceeding to add one or more unnamed coinventors to the patent application. • The motion will be granted unless the unnamed coinventor acted with the intent to deceive.
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invented consideration
Fictional consideration created by a court to prevent the invalidation of a contract that lacks consideration.
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abandonment of invention
abandonment of invention 放弃发明 指对发明人权利的放弃。它可以是发明人自愿公开其发明内容，也可以是发明人因过失而迟延主张自己的权利或未申请专利，从而允许公众使用其发明。美国专利法对授予专利实行「先发明」原则，故其所谓的放弃发明是指发明人因故意隐瞒发明或者在发明完成后的合理期间内未申请专利从而阻止其发明为公众知悉的行为。这种行为可以导致该发明人丧失「先发明人优先权」〔first inventor’s priority〕，并因此使后发明人〔later rival inventor〕获得专利。
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non est inventus
non est inventus (non est in-ven-t[schwa]s). [Latin “he is not found”] Hist. A statement in a sheriff’s return indicating that the person ordered arrested could not be found in the sheriff’s jurisdiction. — Sometimes shorted to non est. — Abbr. n.e.i. “If non est inventus was returned to the bill, and the plaintiff had reason
background of the invention
background of the invention. Patents. In a U.S. patent application and any resulting patent, the section that identifies the field of art to which the invention pertains, summarizes the state of the art, and describes the problem solved by the invention. • The Background of the Invention section usu. includes two subsections: “Field of the
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inventus
inventus (in-ven-t[schwa]s), p.pl.[Latin] Found. • This word appears in various phrases, such as thesaurus inventus (“treasure trove”) and non est inventus (“he is not found”).