A middle level of scrutiny as to the necessity of a statute or law that may infringe upon the rights of people who belong to a quasi-suspect class (as opposed to a fundamental class) of people. This level of scrutiny requires that the law infringing upon rights must involve an important governmental interest and also be substantially related to the accomplishment of important … [Read more...]

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...]

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

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...]

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