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applied-art doctrine.Copyright. The rule that a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work that has an  inherent  use  apart from  its  appearance,  and  is also  an  expressive  work  apart from  its  utility, may qualify for copyright protection. • Examples have included bookends, lamps, and sundials. In contrast to applied art, industrial designs are not copyrightable, although they…

application  service  provider.A  business  that  hosts  software  on  its  computers  and  gives subscribers  access  as  needed.  •  The  subscriber  does  not  need  to  purchase  a  license  to  use  the software  before  the  provider  sends  it  to  the  subscriber’s  computer,  usu.  over  the  Internet  or  a private electronic network. — Abbr. ASP. [Blacks Law 8th]

application number.Patents & trademarks. The eight-digit sequential number assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a patent or trademark application. • Applications are typically referred to by application number, which consists of a two-digit series code, a slash, and a six-digit serial  number.  References  to  patent  applications  also  include  the  filing  date  < …

application for leave to appeal.A motion requesting an appellate court to hear a party’s appeal from a judgment when the party has no appeal by right or when the party’s time limit for an appeal by right has expired. • The reviewing court has discretion whether to grant or reject such a motion. [Cases: Appeal…

application for a reissue patent.See PATENT APPLICATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

Application  Division.Patents.  The  part  of  the  U.S.  Patent  and  Trademark  Office  that  is responsible  for  accepting  patent applications, assigning  them  serial numbers,  checking  them  for completeness and formalities, placing them in file wrappers, and assigning them to appropriate art groups based on class and subclass of technology. [Blacks Law 8th]

application.   1.   A   request   or   petition.   See   COPYRIGHT   APPLICATION;   PATENT APPLICATION ; TRADEMARK APPLICATION. 2.MOTION. ex parte application.See ex parte motion under MOTION(1). interlocutory application.A motion for equitable or legal relief sought before a final decision. 3.Bankruptcy.  A request for an order  not requiring advance notice and an  opportunity  for a hearing before the order…

applicant.  1.  One  who  requests  something;  a  petitioner,  such  as  a  person  who  applies  for letters of administration. 2.ACCOUNT PARTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

applicando        singula        singulis        (ap-li-kan-doh        sing-gy<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>> sing-gy<<schwa>>-lis). [Law Latin] Hist. By applying each to each; to apply each condition to. • The phrase was used in deed constructions. [Blacks Law 8th]

applicable exclusion credit.See unified estate-and-gift-tax credit under TAX CREDIT . [Blacks Law 8th]