claims

v. demand; sue; plea; assert

n. lawsuit; plea

In jurisprudence and law, a right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or refrain from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or recognition in civil society. Compare with privilege, or a thing to which one has a just claim. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people, and, as such, they place constraints and obligations upon the actions of individuals or groups (for example, if one has a right to life, this means that others do not have the liberty to kill him).
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Noun
1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
(hypernym) assertion, averment, asseveration
(hyponym) pretension
(derivation) lay claim, arrogate
2. an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
(hypernym) assertion, averment, asseveration
(hyponym) allegation, allegement
3. demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
(hypernym) demand
(hyponym) insurance claim
4. an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
(synonym) title
(hypernym) right
(derivation) take
5. an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
(synonym) title
(hypernym) legal right
(hyponym) own right
6. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
(synonym) call
(hypernym) demand
Verb
1. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
(antonym) disclaim
(hypernym) affirm
(hyponym) profess, pretend
2. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
(synonym) lay claim, arrogate
(antonym) forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) pretend
(verb-group) take
3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) demand, exact
(derivation) title
4. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
(synonym) take
(antonym) disclaim
(hypernym) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
(verb-group) lay claim, arrogate
(derivation) title
5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
(synonym) take, exact
(hypernym) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
(verb-group) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

n. claim, lawsuit; plea

define the invention and are what aspects are legally enforceable. The specification must conclude with a claim particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention or discovery. The claim or claims must conform to the invention as set forth in the remainder of the specification and the terms and phrases used in the claims must find clear support or antecedent basis in the description so that the meaning of the terms in the claims may be ascertainable (clearly understood ) by reference to the description. (See 37 CFR § 1.58(a)).

-- see MPEP 608.01(i) for more

Context: Patent