negative limitation
negative limitation. Patents. In a patent application, a claim that describes what the element is not or does not do, rather than what it is or does. [Cases: Patents 101(3).]
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imitation
imitation n. 模仿；仿造；仿冒 按照一物的形象而制造另一物，例如假币就是仿冒真币而成。也指仿造物或复制品。对商标的仿冒是指与真正的商标非常相似，从而很可能使人信以为真，不论是使用了在外形或读音上相似的词语或字母，还是使用了符号、装置或其他手段。「引人误解的仿冒」〔colorable imitation〕测试是指：购买者在没有机会将两个相互竞争的商品的名称放在一起进行比较的情况下，能否看出两者的不同之处，而不是指将这两种名称并列比较时能否看出其不同之处。 (→counterfeit；forgery)
claim limitation
claim limitation. Patents. In a patent application, a statement that describes the means for performing a specified function without reciting the structure, materials, or acts that support that function. • Claim limitations define the invention by distinguishing it from prior art. [Cases: Patents 101(3).]
statute of limitations
statute of limitations. 1. A law that bars claims after a specified period; specif., a statute establishing a time limit for suing in a civil case, based on the date when the claim accrued (as when the injury occurred or was discovered). • The purpose of such a statute is to require diligent prosecution of
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limitation over
An additional estate created or contemplated in a conveyance, to be enjoyed after the first estate expires or is exhausted. • An example of language giving rise to a limitation over is “to A for life, remainder to B.” [Cases: Deeds 124–134. C.J.S. Deeds §§ 245–252, 263–266, 270, 273–276.]
words of limitation
words of limitation. Language in a conveying instrument — often nonliteral language — describing the extent or quality of an estate. • For example, under long-standing principles of property law, the phrase “to A and her heirs” creates a fee simple in A but gives nothing to A’s heirs. See LIMITATION(4). [Cases: Deeds 120–136; Wills
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estate on limitation
An estate that automatically reverts back to the grantor according to a provision, usu. regarding the passage of a determined time period, designated by words such as “during,” “while,” and “as long as.” See fee simple determinable under FEE SIMPLE.
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estate on conditional limitation
estate on conditional limitation 附条件性期限的地产权该地产转让时附加条件，在某一不确定的事实成就或不成就时，无论该事实是条件还是期限，则地产权须从原受让人转由第三人享有。
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public policy limitation
public-policy limitation. Tax. A judicially developed principle that a person should not be allowed to deduct expenses related to an activity that is contrary to the public welfare. • This principle is reflected in the Internal Revenue Code’s specific disallowance provisions (such as for kickbacks and bribes). [Cases: Internal Revenue 3368. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §
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