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American Lloyd’s.See LLOYD’S UNDERWRITERS. [Blacks Law 8th]

American Law Institute test.See SUBSTANTIAL-CAPACITY TEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

American Law Institute.An organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars who promote consistency and simplification  of American law by  publishing restatements of the law and other model codes and treatises, as well as promoting continuing legal education. — Abbr. ALI. [Blacks Law 8th]

American Judicature Society.An organization made up of judges, lawyers, and lay people for the  purpose  of  improving  the  administration  of  justice.  •  The  AJS  was  founded  in  1913.  Its interests  include  ensuring  the  judi-ciary’s  independence,  improving  judicial  selection  and  the performance of juries, and educating the public about the justice system. — Abbr. AJS. [Blacks Law…

American  Inventors  Protection  Act.Patents.  A  1999  statute  designed  to  (1)  curb  deceptive practices by inven-tion-promotion companies, (2) reduce patent fees, (3) provide a defense against infringement  for  a  party  who  in  good  faith  reduced  a  patented  invention  to  practice  at  least  one year before a patent’s effective filing date, (4) extend the patent term when…

American  Intellectual  Property  Law  Association.A  national  bar  association  of  lawyers  who practice  patent, trademark,  copyright, trade-secret, and  unfair-competition law. • The association was  formerly  known  as  the  American  Patent  Law Association.  Membership  is also  open  to  law students who are interested in intellec-tual-property law. — Abbr. AIPLA. [Blacks Law 8th]

American Inns of Court Foundation.See INN OF COURT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

American Indian law.See NATIVE AMERICAN LAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Guild  of  Variety  Artists.A  labor  union  composed  of  performers  in  nightclubs, cabarets,  theaters,  and  other  areas  of  live  entertainment.  •  The  Guild  regulates  its  members’ contracts with agents through an agreement with the Artists’ Representatives Association. — Abbr. AGVA. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Forces  Information  Service.An  agency  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  Defense responsible for operating the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, the Armed Forces Press and  Publications  Service,  and  a  Broadcast  Center.  •  Established  in  1977,  the  Service  publishes various periodicals and pamphlets and the Stars and Stripes newspapers. — Abbr. AFIS. [Blacks Law 8th]