legislative rule
legislative rule 〈美〉立法性法规 指行政机关在其法定权限范围内制定的旨在补充制定法的法规。这些规则是由国会授权或根据法律制定，具有法律效力，对法院具有约束力。该词亦称legislative regulation。 (→legislative regulation)
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antidissection rule
antidissection rule. Trademarks. A rule, applied in comparing potentially conflicting marks, that requires that the marks be compared as a whole or as they are viewed by consumers in the marketplace, not broken down into their component parts. • The antidissection rule does not preclude an analysis of the dominant and subordinate features of a
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intent to use application
An application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect a trademark or servicemark that is not currently in commercial use but whose owner has a bona fide intent to use the mark commercially in the foreseeable future. • Trademark rights have traditionally been restricted to marks actually used in trade, but a
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westlaw
Westlaw. A West database for computer-assisted legal research, providing online access to legal resources, in-cluding federal and state caselaw, statutes, regulations, and legal periodicals. — Abbr. WL.
arbitrary trademark
A trademark containing common words that do not describe or suggest any characteristic of the product to which the trademark is assigned. • Because arbitrary marks are neither descriptive nor suggestive of the goods or services in connection with which they are used, they are inherently distinctive, require no proof of secondary meaning, and are
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legal ethics
legal ethics. 1. The minimum standards of appropriate conduct within the legal profession, involving the duties that its members owe one another, their clients, and the courts. — Also termed etiquette of the profession. 2. The study or observance of those duties. 3. The written regulations governing those duties. See MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.
securities investor protection act
Securities Investor Protection Act. A 1970 federal law establishing the Securities Investor Protection Corporation that, although not a governmental agency, is designed to protect investors whose brokers and dealers are in financial trouble. — Abbr. SIPA. 15 USCA §§ 78aaa et seq. [Cases: Securities Regulation 185.10–185.21. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 308–322.]
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statutory instrument
statutory instrument. A British administrative regulation or order; an order or regulation issued by an authority empowered by statute to do so, usu. to give detailed effect to the statute.
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futures trading
futures trading. The buying and selling of futures contracts, usu. on formal exchanges. [Cases: Commodity Futures Trading Regulation 11. C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 456.]
tender offer
tender offer. A public offer to buy a minimum number of shares directly from a corporation’s shareholders at a fixed price, usu. at a substantial premium over the market price, in an effort to take control of the corporation. — Also termed takeover offer; takeover bid. Cf. public-exchange offer under OFFER. [Cases: Securities Regulation 52.30–52.50.