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INTERFERENCE

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In patent law, a procedure to resolve a conflict that occurs when two or more patent applications have been filed on the same invention. When this happens, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) examines a number of factors in order to determine who gets the patent, including who first conceived of the invention and worked on it diligently, who first built and tested the … [Read more...]

INTERMINGLING

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a phrase that refers to mixing together a quantity of goods so a person can … [Read more...]

INTERIM

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Lat. In the mean time; meanwhile. An assignee ad interim is one appointed between the time of bankruptcy and appointment of the regular assignee. 2 Bell, Comm. 355. Interim committitur. "In the mean time, let him be committed." An order of court (or the docket-entry noting it) by which a prisoner is committed to prison and directed to be kept there until some further action can … [Read more...]

INTERIM ORDER

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A temporary order issued by a judge pending a hearing on the matter where a final order will be issued. … [Read more...]

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