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v. t. e. In United States patent law, inequitable conduct is a breach of the applicant's duty of candor and good faith during patent prosecution or similar proceedings by misrepresenting or omitting material information with the specific intent to deceive the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A claim of inequitable conduct is a defense ...
Cantor set. In mathematics, the Cantor set is a set of points lying on a single line segment that has a number of unintuitive properties. It was discovered in 1874 by Henry John Stephen Smith [1][2][3][4] and mentioned by German mathematician Georg Cantor in 1883. [5][6] Through consideration of this set, Cantor and others helped lay the ...
t. e. The American Bar Association 's Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) are a set of rules and commentaries on the ethical and professional responsibilities of members of the legal profession in the United States. [ 1] Although the MRPC generally is not binding law in and of itself, it is intended to be a model for state regulators of ...
4′33″. 4′33″[a] is a modernist composition [b] by American experimental composer John Cage. It was composed in 1952 for any instrument or combination of instruments; the score instructs performers not to play their instruments throughout the three movements. It is divided into three movements, [c] lasting 30 seconds, two minutes and 23 ...
In the Divergent book trilogy and film series, factions are societal divisions that classify citizens based on their aptitudes and values. [ 1] The factions are Dauntless (the brave ), Amity (the kind ), Erudite (the intelligent ), Abnegation (the selfless ), and Candor (the honest ). On an appointed day every year, 16-year-olds select the ...
Duty of candour. In UK public law, the duty of candour is the duty imposed on a public authority 'not to seek to win [a] litigation at all costs but to assist the court in reaching the correct result and thereby to improve standards in public administration'. [1] Lord Donaldson MR in R v Lancashire County Council ex p.
Operation Condor (Portuguese: Operação Condor; Spanish: Operación Cóndor) was a campaign of political repression involving intelligence operations, coups, and assassinations of left-wing sympathizers, [10] in South America which formally existed from 1975 to 1983. [11][12][13][14][15] Condor was formally created in November 1975, when ...
Aspect ratio (image) The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height. It is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, width:height. Common aspect ratios are 1.85:1 and 2.40:1 in cinematography, 4:3 and 16:9 in television, and 3:2 in still photography.