Law Dictionary Definitions

author’s  right.Copyright.  The  system  of  protecting  the  moral  and  economic  rights  of  the creator  of  a  work,  esp.  in  civil-law  countries.  —  Also  termed  (in  French)  droit  d’auteur;  (in German) Urheberrecht; (in Italian) diritto d’ autore; (in Spanish) derecho de autor. “[O]n almost every point of consequence, the traditions of copyright and author’s right are…

authorship. See work of authorship under WORK(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized stock.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized shares.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized committee.See SPECIAL LITIGATION COMMITTEE.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized capital stock.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized capital.See nominal capital under CAPITAL.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorize,vb.1. To  give legal authority; to empower <he authorized the employee to act for him>.2.  To  formally  approve;  to  sanction  <the  city  authorized  the  construction  project>.  — authorization,n[Blacks Law 8th]

authorization  clause.Patents.  A  Patent  Act  provision  directing  that  if  a  person  uses  or manufactures something protected by a valid U.S. patent, acts on behalf of the U.S. government, and acts with the government’s authori-zation or consent, the U.S., not the person, is deemed the infringing  user  or  manufacturer.  •  If  an  infringing  act  is  done …

authority by estoppel.See apparent authority under AUTHORITY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]