5 Metaphors for patents

Good-will, trade-marks, patents may unquestionably be valuable assets, which, under our present method, may not be capitalized.

Any kind of trap is but a diabolical contrivance at best, but these "humane patents" are a vast improvement, and do the work better than the old, as I can testify, having used them from the time Sir Herbert Maxwell first called attention to them, and being quite satisfied with them.

So patent is the interrelation between bodily condition and study that we cannot consider our discussion of study problems complete without recognition of the topic.

The patent of the estate on which we are writing lies before us; and it bears the date of 1769, with an Indian grant annexed, that is a year or two older.

So patent are these facts, they are threadbare from repetition; yet of them succeeding aspirants seem to be as ignorant as were their predecessorswho at length found knowledge.

5 Metaphors for  patents