It can also involve investigation of intellectual property claims, especially patents.

The patent has been cited a lot more frequently than most intellectual property claims,.

Leaders of favelas here say their main concern is how to resolve competing property claims.

With about one million internally displaced people in Iraq, the number of potential property claims may seem daunting.

Few Cypriots with property claims, though, are likely to remain passive.

The American authorities say they do not have the manpower or the system to sort out property claims.

However, church officials stated these discussions with the Government about property claims yielded no results during the reporting period.

Some older French communities' property claims based on earlier systems of long, narrow lots also were retained.

"These are my kills," he said, posting his property claims.

Americans with property claims were represented at the meeting.