Discovery, * rights. The patent laws of the United States use this word as synonymous with invention or improvement of July 4, 1836, s. 6.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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