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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference;
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import javax.persistence.Entity;
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import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
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/**
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* This class represents patents. A patent is a document containing the set of
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* exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a
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* fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention.
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* <P>
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* This class corresponds, according to the TDWG ontology, to the publication type
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* term (from PublicationTypeTerm): "Patent".
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*
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* @author m.doering
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* @version 1.0
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* @created 08-Nov-2007 13:06:42
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*/
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@Entity
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public class Patent extends StrictReferenceBase implements Cloneable {
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private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Patent.class);
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/**
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* Creates a new empty patent instance
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public static Patent NewInstance(){
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Patent result = new Patent();
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return result;
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}
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/* (non-Javadoc)
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* @see eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference.PublicationBase#clone()
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*/
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@Override
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public Patent clone(){
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Patent result = (Patent)super.clone();
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return result;
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}
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}
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