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automatic wage-withholding.See attachment of wages under ATTACHMENT(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic-transfer statute.See TRANSFER STATUTE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic suspension.See automatic stay under STAY.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic stay.See STAY.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic perfection.See PERFECTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic disclosure.See DISCLOSURE(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic-assignment doctrine.Trademarks. The rule that, absent evidence to the contrary, the sale of  an  entire  business  carries  with  it and  transfers to  the  purchaser  any  common-law  marks used in that business without the need for a written assignment. • For marks registered under the Lanham Act or under some state registration schemes, a written assignment…

automatic-adjustment clause.A provision in a utility-rate schedule that allows a public utility to increase its rates without a public hearing or state review, if certain operating costs, such as the price of fuel, increase.Federal Energy Regulatory Comm’n v. Mississippi, 456 U.S. 742, 102 S.Ct. 2126  (1982).  [Cases:  Electricity    11.3(4,  6);  Public  Utilities    128,  167.  C.J.S.…

automated  transaction.A  contract  formed  or  performed,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  electronic means  or  by  electronic  messages  in  which  either  party’s  electronic  actions  or   messages establishing the contract are not intended to be reviewed in the ordinary course by an individual. UCITA § 2-102(a)(7), 102:10UC; UETA § 14.[Blacks Law 8th]

Automated Patent System.A computerized database of patents, maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database. — Abbr. APS. — Also termed automated patent search system.[Blacks Law 8th]