infringement of contract

  • 1infringement — in·fringe·ment n: the act or an instance of infringing; esp: the unauthorized use of copyrighted or patented material or of a trademark, trade name, or trade dress see also equivalent, fair use ◇ Infringement of a trademark, trade name, or trade… …

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  • 2CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3infringement — /infrinjmant/ A breaking into; a trespass or encroachment upon; a violation of a law, regulation, contract, or right. Used especially of invasions of the rights secured by patents, copyrights, and trademarks. See also encroachment trespass. @… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4infringement — /infrinjmant/ A breaking into; a trespass or encroachment upon; a violation of a law, regulation, contract, or right. Used especially of invasions of the rights secured by patents, copyrights, and trademarks. See also encroachment trespass. @… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5infringement —    The improper use of a patent (i.e., protected invention) or creative work (written, graphic or musical) that is protected by copyright or trademark without permission or notice, and without agreeing to a contract involving the payment of a… …

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  • 6infringement — Synonyms and related words: adoption, appropriation, arrogation, assumption, bad faith, bankruptcy, borrowed plumes, breach, breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of law, breach of privilege, breach of promise, breach of trust, breakage,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 7patent infringement — Under the Patents Act 1977, where the patented invention is a product, it is infringed if the infringer, without the patentee s permission, makes, disposes of, offers to dispose of, uses or commercialises products embodying the invention in the… …

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  • 8Design by contract — (DbC) or Programming by Contract is an approach to designing computer software. It prescribes that software designers should define formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications for software components, which extend the ordinary… …

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  • 9First Employment Contract — The first page of the law The contrat première embauche (CPE; English: first employment contract) was a new form of employment contract pushed in spring 2006 in France by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. This employment contract, available… …

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  • 10yellow-dog contract — /yel oh dawg , dog / a contract between a worker and an employer in which, as a condition of employment, the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * ▪ labour       agreement between an employer and an employee in… …

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