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new and useful — adj. Term used in patent law to define whether an item is patentable. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Useful arts — (also called technics) are concerned with the skills and methods of practical subjects such as manufacture and craftsmanship. The word has now gone out of fashion, but it was coined during the Victorian era as an antonym to the performing arts… … Wikipedia
new and useful art — The subject of a patent to the same extent as a piece of machinery; a new and beneficial process of treating materials so as to produce a given result. O Reilly v Morse (US) 15 How 62, 133, 14 L Ed 601, 632. As the term is employed in the patent… … Ballentine's law dictionary
useful life — use·ful life n: an estimated amount of time during which an asset or facility will yield income or be useful see also depreciation 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Useful idiot — In political jargon, the term useful idiot was used to describe Soviet sympathizers in western countries and the alleged attitude of the Soviet government towards them. The implication was that though the person in question naïvely thought… … Wikipedia
Useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion modeling — Various governmental agencies involved with environmental protection and with occupational safety and health have promulgated regulations limiting the allowable concentrations of gaseous pollutants in the ambient air or in emissions to the… … Wikipedia
Useful space principle — The Useful Space Principle, or USP , was first articulated in a series of six articles in The Bridge World, from November 1980 through April 1981. (The International Bridge Press Association awarded its 1981/1982 award for Best Article or Series… … Wikipedia
useful — The basic quid pro quo contemplated by the Constitution and the congress for granting a patent monopoly is the benefit derived by the public from an invention with substantial utility. Specific benefit must exist in currently available form.… … Black's law dictionary
useful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make yourself ▪ She told Fred to make himself useful … Collocations dictionary
useful — use|ful [ jusfəl ] adjective *** helpful for doing or achieving something: Here s some useful information about travel in Canada. a useful tool/technique/gadget Her book is a useful contribution to our understanding of how Mozart worked. useful… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
