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flash-of-genius rule.Patents. The now-defunct principle that a device is not patentable if it was invented as the result of trial and error rather than a “flash of creative genius.” • The rule, which takes its name from language in Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp., 314 U.S. 84, 91, 62 S.Ct. 37, 41 (1941),…

flash of genius.See EUREKA MOMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

flagrante delicto.See IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO.[Blacks Law 8th]

flagrans bellum (flay-granz bel-<<schwa>>m). [Latin “raging war”] A war currently being waged.[Blacks Law 8th]

flag desecration.The act of mutilating, defacing, burning, or flagrantly misusing a flag. • Flag desecration is constitutionally protected as a form of free speech. United States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310, 110 S.Ct. 2404 (1990). [Cases: United States 5.5.][Blacks Law 8th]

flag,n.1. A usu. rectangular piece of cloth, bunting, or other material decorated with a distinctive design and used as a symbol or signal. 2. Something symbolized by the display of a flag, such as a ship or nationality. See DUTY OF THE FLAG; LAW OF THE FLAG. flag of convenience.Int’l law. A national flag flown…

FKA.abbr.Formerly known as. — Also rendered F/K/A; fka; f/k/a.[Blacks Law 8th]

fixture filing.The act or an instance of recording, in public real-estate records, a security interest in personal property that is intended to become a fixture. See UCC § 9-102(a)(40). • The creditor files a financing statement in the real-property records of the county where a mortgage on the real estate would be filed. A fixture-filing…

fixture. Personal property that is attached to land or a building and that is regarded as an irremovable part of the real property, such as a fireplace built into a home. See UCC § 9-102(a)(41). • Historically, personal property becomes a fixture when it is physically fastened to or connected with the land or building…

fixing a jury.See JURY-FIXING.[Blacks Law 8th]