governmental interest analysis technique
governmental-interest-analysis technique. See INTEREST-ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE.
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Master of the Court of Protection
Master of the Court of Protection 〈英〉(最高法院)保护庭主事法官 由御前大臣〔Lord Chancellor〕任命，负责管理精神不健全者的财产。
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lack of antecedent basis rejection
Rejection of a patent application on the ground that a reference either in the specification or in the claim is missing.
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anticounterfeiting consumer protection act
Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act. Copyright & trademarks. A federal law to discourage counter-feiting of trademarks and copyrighted merchandise such as computer programs, phonorecords, and motion pictures. • The law imposes criminal liability for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services (18 USCA § 2318), provides for the seizure of counterfeit goods (15 USCA § 1116(d)(9)), and
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Merit Systems Protection Board
Merit Systems Protection Board 〈美〉功绩制保护委员会根据1978年《文官制改革法》〔Civil Service Reform Act〕设立，与人事管理局〔Office of Personnel Management〕一起取代1883年设立的美国文官委员会〔U.S. Civil Service Commission〕。对联邦政府僱员因受解雇、停职或降级等行政处分而申诉的案件进行听证、裁决；处理涉及重新就业权、不执行定期加薪制、控告行政法官和指控违反功绩制等的申诉案件。功绩制保护委员会对其作出的裁决有权强制执行、下达纠正令和给予纪律处分。僱员或就业申请者的可上诉的案件如又涉及对歧视的指控，可以就功绩制保护委员会的裁决向平等就业机会委员会〔Equal Employment Opportunity Commission〕申请复议。对功绩制保护委员会的最终裁决和命令还可以向美国联邦巡回上诉法院〔U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit〕提起上诉。
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merit systems protection board
Merit Systems Protection Board. The independent federal agency that oversees personnel practices of the federal government and hears and decides appeals from adverse personnel actions taken against federal employees. • It has five regional offices and five field offices. Its functions were transferred from the former Civil Service Commission under Reorganization Plan No. 2 of
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technology administration
Technology Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for working with industry on ways to use technology to stimulate economic growth. • The agency also carries out technology programs and disseminates information about technology. It has three offices: the Office of Technology Policy (OTP), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
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protection money
protection money. 1. A bribe paid to an officer as an inducement not to interfere with the criminal activities of the briber. • Examples include payments to an officer in exchange for the officer’s releasing an arrestee, removing records of traffic violations from a court’s files, and refraining from making a proper arrest. [Cases: Bribery
uniformed services former spouses’ protection act
Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act. A federal statute that governs the disposition of military pension benefits to former spouses of persons in the armed services.10 USCA §§ 1401 et seq. • The Act permits state courts to treat military-retirement pay as marital property and to order payment of up to 50% of the retirement
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plant variety protection act
Plant Variety Protection Act. Patents. The 1970 federal law that extended patent-like protection for developing new and distinct varieties of seed-producing plants. • A Certificate of Plant Variety Protection gives the holder exclusive rights to sell, reproduce, and develop further hybrids from a plant. 7 USCA §§ 2321–2582. — Abbr. PVPA. [Cases: Patents 14. C.J.S.
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