Office of Domestic Preparedness. A unit in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for helping state and local governments train and equip emergency responders, plan and conduct disaster drills, and offer other technical assistance to prevent, plan for, and respond to acts of terrorism. • The Office was transferred from the U.S. Department of […]
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apex juris (ay-peks joor-is). [Latin “summit of law”] An extreme point or subtlety of law, such as a merely technical objection in pleading or an extreme interpretation of a doctrine. Cf. APICES LITIGANDI.
bankruptcy law. 1. INSOLVENCY LAW. 2. Traditionally, a statute that provides some relief and protection to an insolvent debtor or to the debtor’s creditors. Cf. INSOLVENCY LAW. 3. BANKRUPTCY(2).
World Intellectual Property Organization. An agency of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization formed in 1967 to (1) promote intellectual-property protection worldwide through cooperation among nations, and (2) administer multilateral treaties dealing with legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property. • The organization’s headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. — Abbr. WIPO.
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criminal procedure. The rules governing the mechanisms under which crimes are investigated, prosecuted, ad-judicated, and punished. • It includes the protection of accused persons’ constitutional rights.
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entry, n. 1. The act, right, or privilege of entering real property (they were given entry into the stadium). forcible entry. See FORCIBLE ENTRY. lawful entry. 1. The entry onto real property by a person not in possession, under a claim or color of right, and without force or fraud. 2. The entry of premises
know-how. The information, practical knowledge, techniques, and skill required to achieve some practical end, esp. in industry or technology. • Know-how is considered intangible property in which rights may be bought and sold. See TRADE SECRET.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act. A 1998 federal law harmonizing United States copyright protection with international law, limiting copyright liability for Internet service providers, and expanding software owners’ ability to copy programs. • Among many other provisions, the statute extends copyright protection to computer programs, movies, and other audiovisual works worldwide; attempts to regulate cyberspace; forbids
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libera lex (lib-[schwa]r-[schwa] leks), n. [Latin “free law”] Hist. Free law; the law of the land. • This phrase referred to the law enjoyed by free and lawful men, as opposed to men who had lost the benefit and protection of the law as a result of committing crimes. See LIBERAM LEGEM AMITTERE.
A trademark that suggests rather than describes the particular characteristics of a product, thus requiring a consumer to use imagination to draw a conclusion about the nature of the product. • A suggestive trademark is entitled to protection without proof of secondary meaning. — Also termed evocative trademark; suggestive mark; suggestive name. See SECONDARY MEANING.
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