disgorgement
disgorgement, n. The act of giving up something (such as profits illegally obtained) on demand or by legal compulsion. [Cases: Securities Regulation 150. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 274–276, 279.] — disgorge, vb.
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american stock exchange
American Stock Exchange. An organized stock exchange and self-regulating organization under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, located in New York City and engaged in national trading of corporate stocks. • It often trades in the securities of young or small companies because its listing requirements are less strict than those of the New York
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building code
building code. A law or regulation setting forth standards for the construction, maintenance, occupancy, use, or appearance of buildings and dwelling units. — Also termed (for dwelling units) housing code. [Cases: Health 392.]
amendment of registration
Trademarks. Amendment of an existing trademark registration to make minor changes in the design of a mark to reflect how the mark is actually used. • The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office permits an amendment of registration only if it does not materially alter the character of the mark. The PTO amends a registration by
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international rules of the road
International Rules of the Road. Maritime law. A set of statutes designed to promote navigational safety. • The International Rules were formalized at the convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972. The rules set requirements for navigation lights, day shapes, steering and sailing rules, sound signals in good and restricted visibility
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administrative crime
An offense consisting of a violation of an administrative rule or regulation that carries with it a criminal sanction.
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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. C.J.S. Securities
junior user
junior user. Trademarks. A person other than the first person to use a trademark. • A junior user may be permitted to continue using a mark in areas where the senior user’s mark is not used, if the junior user did not know about the other user, and was the first user to register the
domain name infringement
Infringement of another’s trademark or servicemark by the use of a confusingly similar Internet domain name. [Cases: Trade Regulation 350.1. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 119.]
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instrument
instrument. 1. A written legal document that defines rights, duties, entitlements, or liabilities, such as a contract, will, promissory note, or share certificate. “An ‘instrument’ seems to embrace contracts, deeds, statutes, wills, Orders in Council, orders, warrants, schemes, letters patent, rules, regulations, bye-laws, whether in writing or in print, or partly in both; in fact,