A claim in a patent application that does not distinctly narrate a means to carry out a function but rather refers to the drawings or description with phrases such as “as described and shown.” • Omnibus claims are rejected in the United States but are accepted elsewhere. — Also termed nonstatutory claim. Cf. design claim.
commission of assize. Hist. A royal authorization empowering a person to hold court and try cases arising while the justices in eyre held court elsewhere. Cf. EYRE. “[B]oth the presentment of crimes and the conduct of trials by assize or jury — which rapidly became a common feature of royal justice — required the presence
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lis alibi pendens (lis al-[schwa]-bIpen-d[schwa]nz). [Latin] 1. A lawsuit pending elsewhere. 2. Hist. A preliminary defense that a case involving the same parties and the same subject is pending in another court. See LIS PENDENS.
golden handcuffs. Remuneration set at such a high level that the employee earning it cannot leave the firm or company and receive commensurate pay elsewhere. • As a result, the employee often stays in the position even if it is otherwise unrewarding or unpleasant.
A court session conducted by a judge in chambers or elsewhere outside the courtroom. See IN CAMERA.