Category: Intellectual Property
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Assignment
Definition of Assignment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assignment : 1. The transfer of a *chose in action by one person (the assignor) to another (the assignee). By the rules of the common law, this was not permissible. If, for example, A was owed a […]
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Assignment
Definition of Assignment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assignment : 1. The transfer of a *chose in action by one person (the assignor) to another (the assignee). By the rules of the common law, this was not permissible. If, for example, A was owed a […]
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Patent
Concept of Patent The following is an old definition of Patent [1], a term which has several meanings:1 (1) Open to inspection; not closed by sealing. Grants by the king of lands, honors, liberties, franchises, etc., are contained in charters or letters-patent, that is, open letters: not […]
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Patent
Concept of Patent The following is an old definition of Patent [1], a term which has several meanings:1 (1) Open to inspection; not closed by sealing. Grants by the king of lands, honors, liberties, franchises, etc., are contained in charters or letters-patent, that is, open letters: not […]
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Tobacco
Tobacco Scottish Tobacco Retailer Register The Scottish Tobacco Retailers Register was introduced by the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010[26]. The Register was introduced because international experience had shown that age restrictions on the sale of tobacco products were more difficult to enforce effectively without licensing[27]. The Register allows retailers to be clearly…
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Conveyancing
Definition of Conveyancing In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Conveyancing : The procedures involved in validly creating, extinguishing, and transferring ownership of interests in land. Only a practising solicitor or *licensed conveyancer may charge a fee […]
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Entertainment
Entertainment building in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Entertainment building in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: a place of entertainment or recreation other than sports stadia, including bingo halls, broadcasting, recording and film studios open to the public, […]
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Royalty
Meaning of Royalty The following is an old definition of Royalty [1]: A prerogative or superiority of the king; also, the amount due to the lessor of a mine. See Mines. In modern usage, a sumpaid by one who uses the patent of another, at a certain rate for each article manufactured; also, the […]
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Grant
Definition of Grant In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Grant : 1. The creation or transfer of the ownership of property (e.g. an estate or interest in land) by written instrument; for example, the grant of a lease. (See also lie in grant). 2. A […]
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Fair
Concept of Fair The following is an old definition of Fair [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (adjetive) Equal; just; proper; reasonable; equitable. See Equity. Fair abridgment. A real substantial condensation of copyrighted materials, as the result of labor and judgment. See Abridge. […]
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Trade-mark
Meaning of Trade-mark The following is an old definition of Trade-mark [1]: A mark by which one’s wares are known in trade. A word, mark, or device adopted by a manufacturer or vendor to distinguish his production from other productions of the same article. Every one is at liberty to affix to […]
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Patent System
History of the Patent System in England The following information about Patents, and the Patent System. is from the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers (1899). The origin of the patent […]