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subject matter

subject matter. 1. The issue presented for consideration; the thing in which a right or duty has been asserted; the thing in dispute; SUBJECT(2). See CORPUS(1). 2. PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER. — Sometimes written (as a noun) subject-matter. — subject-matter, adj.

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composition of matter

composition of matter. Patents. One of the five types of patentable statutory subject matter, consisting of com-binations of natural elements whether resulting from chemical union or from mechanical mixture, and whether the substances are gases, fluids, powders, or solids. • This classification includes chemical compounds such as drugs and fuels, physical products such as plastics

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subject

subject, adj. Referred to above; having relevance to the current discussion ( the subject property was then sold to Smith). subject, n. 1. One who owes allegiance to a sovereign and is governed by that sovereign’s laws (the monarchy’s subjects). “Speaking generally, we may say that the terms subject and citizen are synonymous. Subjects and

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