Salvage rights
Salvage rights were one's rights to assume ownership of an item they salvaged.

In 2151, D'Marr claimed his rights of salvage for a Kantare supply ship. ()

In 2373, Benjamin Sisko claimed salvage rights regarding a wrecked Jem'Hadar fighter, a right which he characterized as "an old legal tradition". Despite finding the claim interesting, Kilana explained that the Dominion did not share such a tradition. ()

See also
 Space salvage laws
 Ferengi Salvage Code
 Finders keepers
Law