Legal Definition and Related Resources of Device

invention or contrivance, any result of design.

(Contrivance), noun

• artifice
• circumvention
• craft
• design
• gimmick
• machina
• machination
• maneuver
• means to an end
• method
• plan
• program of action
• project
• resort
• ruse
• scheme
• setup
• stratagem
• subtle maneuver
• system
• trick
• wile
• working plan
• working proposition

(Distinguishing mark), noun

• badge of office
• design
• designation
• earmark
• emblem
• ensign
• hallmark
• identification mark
• indicant
• inscnptio
• insignia
• label
• mark that designates
• sign
• symbol
• token
• trademark

(Mechanism), noun

• apparatus
• appliance
• equipment
• facility
• fixture
• gadget
• gear
• implement
• instrument
• invention
• mechanical aid
• tool
• utensil
• Associated Concepts: safety device

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• Equivalent
• Patent