market of competition
market of competition 竞争市场
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unfair competition and practice
unfair competition and practice 不正当竞争行为 法律规定从事保险的公司及代理人的下列行为为不正当竞争行为：诱使保户转投保险、保费折扣、诋毁其他保险公司，以及从事有垄断倾向的活动。
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automatic assignment doctrine
Trademarks. The rule that, absent evidence to the contrary, the sale of an entire business carries with it and transfers to the purchaser any common-law marks used in that business without the need for a written assignment. • For marks registered under the Lanham Act or under some state registration schemes, a written assignment is
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explanatory phrase rule
explanatory-phrase rule. Trademarks. The principle that a senior user of a family-name trademark is entitled to a judicial remedy for unfair competition if the same family name appears on competing goods or services, the remedy being that the junior user must include on signs, labels, and advertisements an explanation that the company is not affiliated
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primary line injury
Antitrust. Under the price-discrimination provisions of the Robinson–Patman Act, the practice of charging below-cost, predatory prices in an attempt to eliminate the seller’s competition in the market. 15 USCA § 13(a). • A primary-line injury, which hinders or seeks to hinder competition among the seller’s competitors, is distinguishable from a secondary-line injury, which refers to
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cancellation
cancellation, n. 1. The act of defacing or obliterating a writing (as by marking lines across it) with the intention of rendering it void. 2. An annulment or termination of a promise or an obligation. [Cases: Cancellation of Instru-ments 1; Contracts 249. C.J.S. Cancellation of Instruments; Rescission §§ 2–7; Contracts §§ 422, 424, 427–428, 456,
nonfunctional
nonfunctional, n. Trademarks. A feature of a good that, although it might identify or distinguish the good from others, is unrelated to the product’s use. [Cases: Trade Regulation 43. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 49–50.]
tarnishment
tarnishment. Trademarks. A form of dilution that occurs when a trademark’s unauthorized use degrades the mark and diminishes its distinctive quality. Cf. BLURRING. [Cases: Trade Regulation 366. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 79.]
fanciful trademark
A trademark consisting of a made-up or coined word; a distinctive trademark or tradename having no independent meaning. • This type of mark is considered inherently distinctive and thus protected at common law, and is eligible for trademark registration from the time of its first use. — Also termed fanciful mark; fanciful term; coined trademark;
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