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brand name.1.BRAND. 2.TRADENAME. [Blacks Law 8th]

branding. 1. The act of marking cattle with a hot iron to identify their owner. [Cases: Animals C.J.S. Animals § 15.] 2. Formerly, the punishment of marking an offender with a hot iron.[Blacks Law 8th]

Brandeis rules.See ASHWANDER RULES. [Blacks Law 8th]

Brandeis brief (bran-dIs). A brief, usu. an appellate brief, that makes use of social and economic studies in addition to legal principles and citations. • The brief is named after Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, who as an advocate filed the most famous such brief in Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412, 28 S.Ct.…

brand architecture.Trademarks. The strategic analysis and development of optimal relationships among the multiple levels of a company and its brands, products, features, technology, or ingredient names. [Cases: Trade Regulation  5. C.J.S. Trade-Mark, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 5, 16.][Blacks Law 8th]

brand.Trademarks. A name or symbol used by a seller or manufacturer to identify goods or services and to distinguish them from competitors’ goods or services; the term used colloquially in business and industry to refer to a corporate or product name, a business image, or a mark, regardless of whether it may legally qualify as…

branch. 1. An offshoot, lateral extension, or division of an institution <the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government>.2. A line of familial descent stemming from a common ancestor <the Taylor branch of the Bradshaw family>. — Also termed stock.[Blacks Law 8th]

brake. See DUKE OF EXETER’S DAUGHTER. [Blacks Law 8th]

brain death.See DEATH.[Blacks Law 8th]

Brady material. Information or evidence that is favorable to a criminal defendant’s case and that the prosecution has a duty to disclose. • The prosecution’s withholding of such information violates the defendant’s due-process rights. Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194 (1963). See exculpatory evidence under EVIDENCE. Cf. JENCKS MATERIAL. [Cases: Constitutional Law …