opus novum
opus novum (oh-p[schwa]s noh-v[schwa]m). [Latin “new work”] Civil law. A structure newly built on land. Pl. opera nova. See NOVI OPERIS NUNTIATIO.
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manufacture
manufacture, n. Patents. A thing that is made or built by a human being, as distinguished from something that is a product of nature; esp. any material form produced by a machine from an unshaped composition of matter. • Manufactures are one of the statutory categories of inventions that can be patented. Examples of manufactures
dna
DNA.abbr. Deoxyribonucleic acid; the double-helix structure in cell nuclei that carries the genetic information of most living organisms.
bylaw
bylaw [fr. Danish bye, Old Norse byr, “town”] 1. Parliamentary law. (usu. pl.) A rule or administrative provision adopted by an organization for its internal governance and its external dealings. • Although the bylaws may be an organization’s most authoritative governing document, they are subordinate to a charter or articles of incorporation or association or
similarity
similarity. Intellectual property. The resemblance of one trademark or copyrighted work to another. • How closely a trademark must resemble another to amount to infringement depends on the nature of the product and how much care the typical buyer would be expected to take in making the selection in that particular market. It is a
manufactured home
Secured transactions. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, that when traveling is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a
xyy chromosome defense
XYY-chromosome defense. Criminal law. A defense, usu. asserted as the basis for an insanity plea, whereby a male defendant argues that his criminal behavior is due to the genetic abnormality of having an extra Y chro-mosome, which causes him to have uncontrollable aggressive impulses. • Most courts have rejected this defense because its scientific foundations
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historic site
historic site. A building, structure, area, or property that is significant in the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of a country, state, or city, and has been so designated by statute. • A historic site usu. cannot be altered without the permission of the appropriate authorities. [Cases: Environmental Law 78.]
national telecommunications and information administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy; conducting research through its Institute for Telecommunications Sciences; and making grants to support advanced infrastructures and to increase ownership by women and minorities. — Abbr. NTIA.
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commission of fine arts
Commission of Fine Arts. An independent federal commission that advises the President, Congress, and go-vernmental agencies on the design of public buildings, memorials, and parks in the nation’s capital so as to complement historic structures and districts. • The commission was created in 1910.
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