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work product doctrine — n: a doctrine or rule that protects an attorney s work product from discovery – called also work product rule; ◇ This doctrine applies to work product of all kinds, but it may be waived for certain materials (as documents) if the party seeking… … Law dictionary
Work-product doctrine — In American civil procedure, the work product doctrine protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by opposing counsel. [cite encyclopedia |editor=Bryan G. Gardner |title=Work product rule |encyclopedia=Black s Law… … Wikipedia
work product rule — n. A rule protecting work product from discovery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. work product rule A legal doctrine that provides tha … Law dictionary
Work for hire — A work made for hire (sometimes abbreviated as work for hire or WFH) is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in the United States… … Wikipedia
First-sale doctrine — This article is about the first sale doctrine as applied to copyright. For the analogous first sale doctrine applicable to patents, see Exhaustion doctrine. The first sale doctrine is a limitation on copyright that was recognized by the Supreme… … Wikipedia
Derivative work — L.H.O.O.Q. (1919). Derivative work by Marcel Duchamp based on the Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) by Leonardo da Vinci. Also known as The Mona Lisa With a Moustache. Often used by law professors to illustrate legal concept of derivative work. In United… … Wikipedia
Castle doctrine — A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine arising from English common law[1] that designates one s place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one s … Wikipedia
Functionality doctrine — Intellectual property law Primary rights Copyright · authors rights … Wikipedia
Mask work — A mask work is a two or three dimensional layout or topography of an integrated circuit (IC or chip ), i.e. the arrangement on a chip of semiconductor devices such as transistors and passive electronic components such as resistors and… … Wikipedia
Illinois Brick doctrine — The Illinois Brick doctrine (or Doctrine of the Illinois Brick case) is a rule of United States antitrust law that prohibits indirect purchasers of goods or services from recovering antitrust damages from antitrust violators. Thus, if… … Wikipedia
