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anti-assignment-in-gross rule.Trademarks. The doctrine that an assignment of a mark without the  goodwill  symbolized  by  the  mark  is  invalid.  •  Although  trademark  rights  are  not  destroyed when a mark is assigned in gross, the failure of the assignor to continue to use the mark, coupled with  an  ineffective  transfer,  may  result  in  aban-donment.  —  See …

Anti-Assignment  Act.A  federal  statute  prohibiting  the  assignment  or  transfer  of  claims against the United States. 31 USCA § 3727. [Blacks Law 8th]

anthropometry (an-thr<<schwa>>-pom-<<schwa>>-tree). A system of measuring the human body, esp. the size relationships among the  different parts. • Before the advent of fingerprinting, minute measurements of the human body — taken and compared to other persons’ measurements —  were  used  to  identify  criminals  and  deceased  persons.  Cf.  BERTILLON  SYSTEM.  — anthropometric,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

ante  redditas  rationes  (an-tee  red-<<schwa>>-tas  ray-shee-oh-nis  or  rash-ee).  [Law  Latin] Scots  law.  Before  accounts  are  rendered.  •  A  tutor  could  not  file  an  action  against  a  minor  to recover payments unless the tutor first provided an accounting of the ward’s estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

ante omnia (an-tee ahm-nee-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. 1. Before anything else is done; first of all. • Objections that could bar the litigation were usu. discussed ante omnia. 2. Above all other things. [Blacks Law 8th]

antenuptial will.See prenuptial will under WILL. [Blacks Law 8th]

antenuptial gift.See prenuptial gift under GIFT. [Blacks Law 8th]

antenuptial contract.See PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT.  [Blacks Law 8th]

antenuptial (an-ti-n<<schwa>>p-sh<<schwa>>l), adj. See PRENUPTIAL. ANTENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

antenatus  (an-tee-nay-t<<schwa>>s).  [Law  Latin]  A  person  born  before  a  certain  political event  that  affected  the  person’s  political  rights;  esp.,  a  person  born  before  the  signing  of  the Declaration of Independence. Cf. POST-NATUS. Pl. antenati. [Blacks Law 8th]