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class action lawsuit
lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people represented by
precedent
event that is regarded as an example for future similar lawsuits
complaint
Claim that supports the plaintiff to a remedy
plantiff
person who brings the case to the court
defendant
one being sued
tort
wrongful act leading to civil leagl liablity
compartitive negligence
how the responsibility of the accident will be shared between the 2 parties
motion to dismiss
says that even that everything if the plaintiff says is 100% true, it still does not give rise to any kind of legal remedy
motion to limine
pretrial motion that seeks the exclusion of specific evidence being presented
trademark
something legally registered to a person or company
copyright
legal right to distribute literary material
patent
right to have your invention
discovery
pre
interrogatories
written question that is put to one party in a case by another party and which must be answered.
depositions
process of giving sworn evidence
US trademarks and patent office
trademark and patent regesestration office
federal trade commission
goal is to protect consumers
utility patent
A government-issued patent that gives the owner the right to stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for up to 20 years.
provisional patent
a temporary, informal document filed with the USPTO that establishes an invention's priority date for a year
design patent
a legal protection for the ornamental appearance of a product or article.
plant patent
a legal protection for the ornamental appearance of a product or article.
4 distinctive marks for a trademark
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Arbitrary
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