Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Nonuse: Nonuse refers to the act of not using something that you have the right to use or not putting something into service. For example, if you have the right to use a path but choose not to, that is nonuse of the path. Nonuse can also refer to the state of something not being used, such as equipment that is sitting idle. In the context of intellectual property, nonuse can lead to abandonment of the rights associated with that property.
NONUSE
Nonuse refers to the failure to exercise a right or the condition of not being put into service. In the context of intellectual property, it can also refer to abandonment.
These examples illustrate how nonuse can refer to the failure to exercise a right or the condition of not being put into service. In the case of intellectual property, nonuse can also lead to abandonment of the rights associated with that property.