Law Dictionary Definitions

aid or abet infringement.Patents. Through some affirmative act or conduct, to actively induce or assist with another person’s infringement. • Aiding or abetting patent infringement is actionable under § 271(b) of the Patent Act. Cf. infringement in the inducement under INFRINGEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

aid or abet.See AID AND ABET. [Blacks Law 8th]

aid of the king.Hist. A request of the king made by a tenant for relief from another’s demand for rent. [Blacks Law 8th]

aiding an escape.The crime of helping a prisoner escape  custody. [Cases: Escape    5. C.J.S. Escape §§ 19–23, 25–26.] [Blacks Law 8th]

aider by verdict.The cure of a pleading defect by a trial verdict, based on the presumption that the record contains adequate proof of the necessary facts even if those facts were not specifically alleged. — Also termed cure by verdict. [Cases: Indictment and Information    200–203; Pleading 432–437. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations §§ 252–256; Pleading §§…

aider  by  subsequent  pleading.The  cure  of  a  pleading  defect  by  an  adversary’s  answer  that refers  to  or  admits  a  material  fact  or  allegation  that  was  not  mentioned  in  the  pleading,  or  an answer that shows the correct basis for the plaintiff’s pleading. — Also termed express aider. [Blacks Law 8th]

aider by pleading over.The cure of a pleading defect by an adversary’s answering the pleading without an ob-jection, so that the objection is waived. [Blacks Law 8th]

aider,n.1. An act of aiding; the curing of a defect. 2. One who aids another. [Blacks Law 8th]

aide-mémoire (ayd-mem-wahr).  [French]  Int’l law.A  diplomatic  document that  a  diplomatic agent leaves with the receiving state’s department of foreign affairs on the occasion of a démarche. •  The  aide-mémoire  presents  the  receiving  state  with  a  precise  record  of  the  substance  of  the diplomatic agent’s mission. It is typically written in an impersonal style, without mentioning…

aided-awareness survey.Trademarks. A trademark survey in which interviewees are asked to choose   from   a   spectrum   of   choices   that   prominently   feature   the   desired   response.   • Aided-awareness   surveys   are   often   dis-counted   or   entirely   disregarded   by   courts   in trademark-infringement  actions.  —  Also  termed  aided-recall  survey.  [Cases:  Trade  Regulation 580. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 268, 271.] [Blacks…