Patents are personal property that must be accorded the same respect and protection as any other form of property.

In the meantime he was accorded royal protection from his creditors and the Crown's principal debt to him was discharged in 1637.

This was one of the first instances of a historic building being accorded legal protection in New Zealand.

As heritage sites, they will be accorded protection and recognition, giving importance to their witness of 400 years of tumultuous Philippine history.

In 1965 it was accorded Wilderness status and protection.

Community reserves are the only privately held land accorded protection by the government of India.

Community reserves are the first instances of private land being accorded protection under the Indian legislature.

Secondary boycotts are accorded only limited protection in the United States, and we strongly oppose them in international contexts.

The Indian government subsequently accorded protection under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

At first they were well received and were even accorded official protection by many local authorities.