Law Dictionary Definitions

antidissection  rule.Trademarks.  A  rule,  applied  in  comparing  potentially  conflicting  marks, that requires that the  marks be  compared as a whole  or as they are  viewed by consumers in the marketplace,  not  broken  down  into  their  component  parts.  •  The  antidissection  rule  does  not A preclude  an  analysis  of  the  dominant  and  subordinate  features  of  a …

antidilution   provision.A   convertible-security   provision   that   safeguards   the   conversion privilege from share splits, share dividends, or other transactions that might affect the conversion ratio.  See  CONVERSION  RATIO;  DI-LUTION(2).  [Cases:  Corporations    66,  116.  C.J.S. Corporations §§ 177–179, 233–240, 242.] [Blacks Law 8th]

antidestruction clause.A  provision in a security  protecting a shareholder’s conversion rights, in  the  event  of  a  merger,  by  granting  the  shareholder  a  right  to  convert  the  securities  into  the securities  that  will  replace  the  com-pany’s  stock  when  the  merger  is  complete.  See  convertible security under SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

antidestructibility statute.See DESTRUCTIBILITY OF CONTINGENT REMAINDERS. [Blacks Law 8th]

antideficiency statute.See antideficiency legislation under LEGISLATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

antideficiency legislation.See LEGISLATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

Anticybersquatting  Consumer  Protection  Act.Trademarks.  A 1999 federal law authorizing a trademark owner to obtain a federal-court order transferring ownership of a domain name from a cybersquatter  to  the  trademark  owner.  •  A  mark’s  owner  must  show  that  (1)  the  mark  and  the domain name are identical or confusingly similar; (2) the mark was distinctive when…

Anticounterfeiting  Consumer  Protection  Act.Copyright  &  trademarks.  A  federal  law  to discourage counter-feiting of trademarks and copyrighted merchandise such as computer programs, phonorecords,  and  motion  pictures.  •  The  law  imposes  criminal  liability  for  trafficking  in counterfeit  goods and services (18 USCA § 2318), provides for the seizure of counterfeit  goods (15 USCA § 1116(d)(9)), and provides…

anticontest clause.See NO-CONTEST CLAUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

anticompetitive  conduct.Antitrust.  An  act  that  harms  or  seeks  to  harm  the  market  or  the process of competition among businesses, and that has no legitimate business purpose. [Blacks Law 8th]