Open use definition

Open use means that there was no attempt to conceal the use of the property. Crown Credit Co., Ltd. v. Bushman, 170 Ohio App.3d 807, 2007-Ohio-1230, ¶ 46 (3d Dist.). Open use is distinguishable from notorious and adverse use in that the latter uses “require more than merely conducting activities on the disputed property where others can observe.” Bushman at ¶
Open use means that use of a lot without a building, or with a building incidental to the use with a ground floor area of five percent or less of the area of the lot (e.g., car sales lots, flea markets, etc.).
Open use means the use of a lot without a building, or a use for which a building with a floor area no larger than five percent (5%) of the lot area is only incidental;

Examples of Open use in a sentence

  • For automation purposes, Open use testing tools based on Apache JMeter and JUnit.

  • Open use subject to retention of Intellectual Property rights(IP) by Demopad Software Limited.