"Sports itself requires athletes to assert themselves against an opponent, such as to obtain possession of a soccer ball or basketball, " Cohn said.
Smaller parts of the state apparatus find it hard to assert themselves against some of the big and powerful ones, such as the customs service.
Other NPEs, however, strategically assert valid patents against actual infringers, often in collaboration with independent inventors.
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But it is also possible to see it as part of a steady and concerted push to assert regional dominance against America.
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This can be the case both defensively, where a small company is being sued by a larger company, he notes, or offensively, when a small IP owner is unable to assert its rights against a larger company.
Named as an interested person in the Complaint is the innocent victim Sheila Brandner, who can now presumably assert her claim against the seized funds, which the U.S. government is unlikely to contest after the payment of taxes, interest, and probably what will be very substantial fines levied against her ex-husband.
Faced with this type of piracy, it is critical for the legitimate industry to assert its legal rights against unauthorised use of its recordings.
At a Wall Street analysts' conference last week, Sun Chief Executive Scott McNealy warned that SCO would likely try to assert its IP rights against Linux.
This public support gives Netanyahu the maneuver room he needs to take the actions that Israel needs to take to defend against the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran and to assert its national rights and to defend itself against Palestinian terrorists and other Arab and non-Arab anti-Semites who wish it ill.
He has been negotiating for weeks with Stewart's lawyers, who are trying to stave off a summons that would create a difficult choice for the Princess of Propriety: testify at the risk of contradicting herself under oath or assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
If the business fails to pay its payroll taxes, the IRS could assert the trust fund recovery penalty against both the CEO and the bookkeeper.
The most effective way to defend Israel against Obama is to boldly assert, defend and implement a unilateral Israeli plan.
"We will continue to assert our intellectual property rights and defend against Apple's claims to ensure our continued ability to provide innovative mobile products to consumers, " it said.
On the one hand, they would firmly assert their authority by enforcing their laws against both individual lawbreakers and against subversive, foreign financed institutions that incite the overthrow of their governments and their replacement with Islamic governments.
It will be a test of Mr Najib's ability to assert his agenda within his own party and government as much as a fight against the opposition, a coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim's People's Justice Party.
Tigers, looking for their first win at Adams Park since 2007, began to assert their strength up front and thought they had scored when Thomas Waldrom touched the ball against the post protector but the video referee declared it too high.
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