Speculative Patent
A patent application written in fairly general terms which seeks …
Category: Commercial Law
Stage Payment, Stage Completion
In long-term development contracts or projects the contractor may, if …
Standing
The term refers to who, as a matter of law, …
Statute of Frauds
Although ‘Statute of Frauds’ is now a generalised term, it references …
Steps in the Shoes of
A dangerously overused cliché which expresses the idea that an …
Stockholm Syndrome
Strictly, the Stockholm Syndrome describes a psychological phenomenon first observed …
Straight Face Test
See Smile Test
Subject to Contract
A rider appended to business proposals made in negotiations to …
Supersedes Clause
See Integration Clause.
Sweat of the Brow Doctrine
A copyright concept that the mere expenditure of effort in …