secondary meaning. Intellectual property. A special sense that a trademark or tradename for a business, goods, or services has acquired even though the trademark or tradename was not originally protectable. • The term does not refer to a subordinate or rare meaning, but rather to a later meaning that has been added to the original […]
habendum clause (h[schwa]-ben-d[schwa]m). 1. The part of an instrument, such as a deed or will, that defines the extent of the interest being granted and any conditions affecting the grant. • The introductory words to the clause are ordinarily to have and to hold. — Also termed to-have-and-to-hold clause. [Cases: Deeds 120. C.J.S. Deeds §§
unitization. Oil & gas. The collection of producing wells over a reservoir for joint operations such as enhanced-recovery techniques. • Unitization is usu. carried out after primary production has begun to fall off substantially, in order to permit efficient secondary-recovery operations. It is also done to comply with well-spacing requirements established by state law or
A use arising from the occurrence of a certain event that terminates the preceding use. • In the following example, C has a shifting use that arises when D makes the specified payment: “to A for the use of B, but then to C when D pays $1,000 to E.” This is a type of
Federal National Mortgage Association. A privately owned and managed corporation chartered by the U.S. government that provides a secondary mortgage market for the purchase and sale of mortgages guaranteed by the Veterans Administration and those insured under the Federal Housing Administration. — Abbr. FNMA. — Also termed Fannie Mae. [Cases: United States 53(9).]
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A person who is covered by an insurance policy but who is not the primary insured. • An additional insured may, or may not, be specifically named in the policy. If the person is named, then the term is sometimes named additional insured. — Also termed secondary insured. [Cases: Insurance 2100. C.J.S. Insurance § 389.]
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A devise that, under the terms of the will, is designed to displace another devise if one or more specified events occur. — Also termed secondary devise. See younger-generation devise.
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picketing. The demonstration by one or more persons outside a business or organization to protest the entity’s activities or policies and to pressure the entity to meet the protesters’ demands; esp., an employees’ demonstration aimed at publicizing a labor dispute and influencing the public to withhold business from the employer. • Picketing is usu. considered
supplemental register. Trademarks. A roll of trademarks that are ineligible for listing on the Principal Register because they are not distinctive. • Marks on the supplemental list are not protected by trademark law, except to the extent that the listing may bar the registration of similar marks. The listing may be required, however, for a
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tradename. 1. A name, style, or symbol used to distinguish a company, partnership, or business (as opposed to a product or service); the name under which a business operates. • A tradename is a means of identifying a business — or its products or services — to establish goodwill. It symbolizes the business’s reputation. [Cases: