coparticeps
coparticeps (koh-pahr-t[schwa]-seps). [fr. Latin particeps “sharing”] See COPARCENER.
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manceps
manceps (man-seps), n. [Latin “an agent”] 1. Roman law. A purchaser of something at a state auction, esp. a right or advantage, as in the right to farm taxes. See CONDUCTOR(2). “Manceps. One who at a public auction, conducted by a magistrate, through the highest bid obtained the right to collect taxes (a tax farmer)
all steps rule
all-steps rule. Patents. The doctrine that in order for a method or process claim to be literally infringed by an accused process, the accused process must have every step and limitation — or an equivalent — of the infringed claim. Cf. ALL-ELEMENTS RULE. [Cases: Patents 229. C.J.S. Patents § 410.]
sweepstakes
sweepstakes. 1. A race (esp. a horse race) in which the winner’s prize is the sum of the stakes contributed by the various competitors. 2. A contest, often for promotional purposes, that awards prizes based on the random selection of entries. • State and federal laws prohibit conducting a sweepstakes as a scheme to obtain
courthouse steps
courthouse steps. The figurative location of settlement negotiations that occur shortly before trial commences, regardless of the literal location of the negotiations (the parties settled the lawsuit on the courthouse steps).
androlepsy
androlepsy (an-dr[schwa]-lep-see). [fr. Greek “seizure of men”] Hist. The taking by one nation of citizens or subjects of another nation either in reprisal or to enforce some claim (as to surrender or punish a fugitive). — Also termed androlepsia (an-dr[schwa]-lep-see-[schwa]).
Jepson claim
An improvement-patent claim characterized by a preamble setting forth the current state of the art, followed by the phrase “the improvement comprising” and a description of the claimed patentable improvement. • The name comes from Ex parte Jepson, 1917 C.D. 62, 243 O.G. 526 (Ass’t Comm’r Pat. 1917) in which this type of claim was
particeps fraudis
particeps fraudis (pahr-t[schwa]-seps fraw-dis). [Latin “an accomplice in the fraud”] Roman law. One who participates in a fraud, esp. by helping to deceive a debtor’s creditors. — Also termed conscius fraudis.