narrow sea
narrow sea. (often pl.) A sea running between two coasts that are close to each another. • The English Channel, for example, is a narrow sea.
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preliminary availability search
preliminary availability search. Trademarks. A cursory or moderate search of registered trademarks and common-law uses of proposed trademark names or phrases, done to narrow the list of names or phrases before conducting a thorough search.
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classification of patents
classification of patents. Patents. 1. The sorting of inventions by type into broad classes and narrow subclasses, as an aid in patent searches. 2. Any one of the several classes into which the inventions are sorted. — Also termed (in both senses) office classification; (in sense 2) field of invention; field of search.
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experimental use defense
experimental-use defense. Patents. A defense to a claim of patent infringement raised when the construction and use of the patented invention was for scientific purposes only. • While still recognized, this defense is narrowly construed and today may apply only to research that tests the inventor’s claims. 35 USCA § 271(e)(1). [Cases: Patents 260. C.J.S.
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label
label, n. 1. Trademarks. An informative display of written or graphic matter, such as a logo, title, or similar marking, affixed to goods or services to identify their source. • A label may be put on the packaging or container of a manufactured product, or on the packaging or surface of a natural substance. [Cases:
substantial capacity test
substantial-capacity test. Criminal law. The Model Penal Code’s test for the insanity defense, stating that a person is not criminally responsible for an act if, as a result of a mental disease or defect, the person lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the criminality of the conduct or to conform the conduct to the law.
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