Statute of Frauds
Although ‘Statute of Frauds’ is now a generalised term, it references …
Category: Litigation
Statute of Limitations/Statute of Repose
In the interests of achieving finality and preventing the litigation …
Statutory Damages
Damages for intellectual property infringement, which are provided for in …
Stay [of proceedings]
An order from a court suspending proceedings in a case. …
Straight Face Test
See Smile Test
Strawman, Straw-Man
A fictitious person (or entity) created to serve a legal …
Subject to Contract
A rider appended to business proposals made in negotiations to …
Submarine Patent, Application
Until recent changes in U.S. patent law, patent applications were …
Subpoena
An order issued under the authority of a court (but …
Substantial Similarity
In US Copyright law substantial similarity and proof that an …