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nonstatutory

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A quick definition of nonstatutory:

Nonstatutory means that something is not enforceable by a law that was passed by a government. Instead, it may be enforced by other legal rules, like a tradition or a court decision. In the case of patents, something may be considered nonstatutory if it doesn't meet certain requirements, like being new or useful. Nonstatutory can also refer to a type of defense used in patent infringement cases, like when someone is prevented from making a claim because they waited too long to do so.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Nonstatutory refers to something that is not enforceable by enacted law, but rather by other legal precepts such as precedent or trade custom. In the context of patents, it refers to inventions that do not meet certain statutory requirements, such as novelty, utility, nonobviousness, or enabling description. It can also refer to equitable defenses to infringement claims, such as estoppel, inequitable conduct, or laches.

  • A company may have a nonstatutory policy of allowing employees to work from home on Fridays.
  • A patent application may be rejected for being nonstatutory if it does not meet the requirements for novelty or nonobviousness.
  • In a patent infringement case, the defendant may use a nonstatutory defense such as laches, arguing that the plaintiff waited too long to bring the claim.

These examples illustrate how nonstatutory can refer to legal concepts that are not explicitly written into law, but are still enforceable in certain contexts. In the case of patents, nonstatutory requirements are used to determine whether an invention is eligible for patent protection. In the case of equitable defenses, nonstatutory concepts such as laches can be used to argue against a patent infringement claim.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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