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protectorate

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protectorate (pr[schwa]-tek-t[schwa]-r[schwa]t). 1. Int’l law. The relationship between a weaker nation and a stronger one when the weaker nation has transferred the management of its more important international affairs to the stronger nation. 2. Int’l law. The weaker or dependent nation within such a relationship. 3. (usu. cap.) The period in British history — from

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antecedent basis

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antecedent basis. Patents. A general word or phrase in a patent claim or description to which a later specific word or phrase must refer. • Claims will be rejected as impermissibly vague or indefinite if the latter word is not clearly connected to its antecedent because the wording becomes ambiguous. In general, a term is

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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

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A treaty designed to unify and streamline patent prosecutions and trademark applications among the signatories. • The Convention eased the harsh effects of the first-to-file priority rule by allowing an applicant in any member country one year in which to apply in other member countries while maintaining the application’s original priority date. It also banned

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consumer protection law

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consumer protection law 消费者保护法；消费者权益保护法 旨在保护消费者在购买和使用消费品中不受不公正交易、不公正信贷和不受假冒伪劣、有危险性商品以及虚假广告宣传等损害的法律。在英国，此类法律有：1968年和1972年《交易说明法》〔Trade Description Acts〕、1971年《消费者保护法》〔Consumer Protection Act〕、1973年《货物供应(默示条款)法》〔Supply of Goods (Implied Terms)Act〕、1973年《公平交易法》〔Fair Trading Act〕、1974年《消费者信贷法》〔Consumer Credit Act〕等。在美国，保护消费者权益的主要法律为《联邦贸易委员会法》〔Federal Trade Commission Act〕和各州的相关法律，这些法律均禁止「不公正和欺诈性贸易行为」。

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