rule of right
rule of right. The source of a right; the rule that gives rise to a right.
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directive on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and neighbouring rights applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission
Directive on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission. Copyright. A 1993 European Commission initiative requiring members, among other things, to (1) recognize the right of a copyright owner to decide whether the work may be relayed by either cable or satellite, and (2) define
bright line rule
bright-line rule. A legal rule of decision that tends to resolve issues, esp. ambiguities, simply and straightforwardly, sometimes sacrificing equity for certainty.
shop right rule
shop right rule 僱员发明实施权原则 根据该原则，僱主有权免费使用僱员所完成的发明。但僱主所获得的专利实施许可是非独占性的，并且不能转让他人。对僱员发明的实施权是基于僱主对该发明的完成所付出的材料、时间和设备。 (→shop right)
explanatory phrase rule
explanatory-phrase rule. Trademarks. The principle that a senior user of a family-name trademark is entitled to a judicial remedy for unfair competition if the same family name appears on competing goods or services, the remedy being that the junior user must include on signs, labels, and advertisements an explanation that the company is not affiliated
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one satisfaction rule
one-satisfaction rule. The principle that a plaintiff is entitled to only one recovery for a particular harm, and that the plaintiff must elect a single remedy if the jury has awarded more than one. • This rule is, for example, one of the foundations of a defendant’s right to have a jury verdict reduced by
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right of way
right of way (1)通行权 当事人享有的通过他人土地的地役权。 (2)铁路用地权 针对铁道建设用地。 (3)优先通行权 当两辆车或车辆与行人同时经过同一个地点时，由其中一方享有优先通行的权利，但权利人仍然对自己及对方的安全负有注意义务。先行权规则〔right-of-way rule〕是规定同时接近公路十字路口的两个路面使用者中，由谁首先通过的规则。(→easement)
mcnaghten rules
McNaghten rules (mik-nawt-[schwa]n).Criminal law. The doctrine that a person is not criminally responsible for an act when a mental disability prevented the person from knowing either the nature and quality of the act or whether the act was right or wrong. • The federal courts and most states have adopted this test in some form.
blank forms rule
blank-forms rule. Copyright. The principle that forms are not protectable by copyright if they are designed for recording information but do not themselves convey any information. • The rule, first promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879), is now a U.S. Copyright Office regulation, 37CFR § 202.1(c). See