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The inventor's best friend (or worst enemy) is the patent system: If you're the first to come up with an idea, it's yours. But, if somebody beat you to it, it's back to the drawing board. Learn about patents. See more »
Claims Court, in the United States, a court that hears suits for claims brought by private individuals against the federal government or state governments.
See more »Class-action Suit, a lawsuit in which one or more persons sue on behalf of a large group with some common interest.
See more »Commercial Law, the collective name for the branches of law that deal with commerce.
See more »Contract, a binding agreement between two or more persons, or parties, to do or refrain from doing a particular thing.
See more »Copyright, the legal protection given to authors, artists, and composers to prevent reproduction, sale, or adaptation of their work without their consent.
See more »Corporation, an organization with a government charter that separates the rights and responsibilities of the organization from those of its members.
See more »Damages, in law, a sum of money awarded by a court in recompense for a loss or wrong.
See more »Deed, in law, a written and signed statement by which one person sells or gives real estate to another.
See more »Deposition, in law, written testimony of a witness or some other person, taken under oath, for use in court.
See more »Divorce, the ending of a marriage by court action that permits remarriage. Divorce differs from annulment and separation.
See more »Driver's License, a legal authorization permitting an individual to drive a road vehicle.
See more »Easement, in law, the right to a limited use of land belonging to another person; also, the right to prevent an owner from making certain use of his own land.
See more »Escheat, in law, the taking over of property by the state after the death of the owner if there is no will and no legal heir.
See more »Escrow, in law, a deed or other document, a sum of money, or a piece of property held temporarily by an individual or institution (called the escrow agent) as part of a transaction involving two other parties.
See more »Estate, in law, the property owned or partially owned by an individual. It may be real property or personal property.
See more »Execution, in civil law, a court order, or writ, empowering an officer to enforce a judgment.
See more »Fixture, in law, an item of personal property that has been affixed to real property and thus become part of the real property.
See more »Franchise, in business, a grant, or authorization, for a firm to use something belonging to someone else.
See more »Guardian, in law, a person or institution entrusted with the care of another person (called a ward), or another's property, or both person and property.
See more »Copyrights are the one of the only forms of intellectual property that have historical basis in the Constitution. All other forms rely on common or statutory law for enforcement. Learn how they work.
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