grant of rights
grant of rights. Copyright. A copyright owner’s prepublication assignment to the publisher of all rights in exchange for an advance on royalties or other payment.
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march in rights
march-in rights. Patents. The government’s right to step in and grant a new license or revoke an existing license if the owner of a federally funded invention (or the owner’s licensee) has not adequately developed or applied the invention within a reasonable time. 35 USCA § 203. [Cases: Patents 221. C.J.S. Patents §§ 393, 397–399.]
all substantial rights
all substantial rights. Patents. Every right in a patent (whether or not held by the grantor) that is of value when the patent rights or an undivided interest in a patent is transferred. • A transfer is not a transfer of all substantial rights to a patent if: (1) it is territorially restricted; (2) its
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granting clause
granting clause. The words that transfer an interest in a deed or other instrument, esp. an oil-and-gas lease. • In an oil-and-gas lease, the granting clause typically specifies the rights transferred, the uses permitted, and the sub-stances covered by the lease. [Cases: Deeds 28–37; Mines and Minerals 73, 73. 1. C.J.S. Deeds §§ 19, 34–38,
taxpayers’ bill of rights
taxpayers’ bill of rights. Federal legislation granting taxpayers specific rights when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service, such as the right to have representation and the right to receive written notice of a levy 30 days before enforcement.
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lying in grant
lying in grant 依契据转移无形权利 指无形权利〔incorporeal rights〕的转让，不能通过实际交付的方式〔manual tradition〕，而只能依照法律的规定，按契据的交付而发生权利转移。 (→livery of seisin; seisin; lie in grant)
visual artists rights act
Visual Artists Rights Act. Copyright. A 1990 federal law that gives a visual artist nontransferable moral rights of integrity and attribution in original and limited-edition creations. • Passed in order to meet Berne Convention standards, the Act protects the original artist — not the owner of the copyright — by granting some rights to prevent
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remake rights
remake rights. Copyright. The rights to produce one or more additional movies or screenplays based on what is substantially the same story as is contained in the original movie or screenplay for which the rights have been granted. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 38. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 20, 40, 59.]
summary judgment
A judgment granted on a claim or defense about which there is no genuine issue of material fact and upon which the movant is entitled to prevail as a matter of law. • The court considers the contents of the pleadings, the motions, and additional evidence adduced by the parties to determine whether there is
summary judgment
summary judgment. A judgment granted on a claim or defense about which there is no genuine issue of material fact and upon which the movant is entitled to prevail as a matter of law. • The court considers the contents of the pleadings, the motions, and additional evidence adduced by the parties to determine whether