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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 ...
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.
v. 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 ...
The principle of legality in French criminal law holds that no one may be convicted of a criminal offense unless a previously published legal text sets out in clear and precise wording the constituent elements of the offense and the penalty which applies to it. [ 1][ 2] (Latin: Nullum crimen, nulla pœna sine lege, in other words, "no crime, no ...
In French law, a personne physique (lit. physical person, English: natural person) is a human being who has capacity as a legal person (personnalité juridique [fr]). [1] A personne physique is recognized as a subject in law, rather than an object of law such as a thing. [2] A human being with personnalité juridique (personhood) is accordingly ...
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
In France, the term criminal procedure (French: procédure pénale) has two meanings; a narrow one, referring to the process that happens during a criminal case as it proceeds through the phases of receiving and investigating a complaint, arresting suspects, and bringing them to trial, resulting in possible sentencing—and a broader meaning referring to the way the justice system is organized ...
Légifrance (French pronunciation: [leʒifʁɑ̃s]) is the official website of the French government for the publication of legislation, regulations, and legal information. It was established by decree in 2002. [1] Access to the site is free.