Predicate Acts
See RICO
Preemption
Article VI, clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known …
Preferences
Bankruptcy term. Most bankruptcy statutes seek to ensure that all …
Preferred Embodiment
Under many patent systems the inventor is not just required …
Preferred, Provider, Supplier, Customer, Partner, Vendor
Contractual term that purports to confer some sort of special …
Prejudice
Legal jargon that denotes that someone’s legal position has been …
Preliminary Examination
See Examination.
Prescription
See Statute of Limitations/Statute of Repose.
Preservation Order
Two meanings: (a) The term is commonly used in the …
Presumption
An evidentiary term that refers to who in litigation has …