So the court decided that what Congress really meant was the old definition of fraud, which required a bribe.

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In essence, with the AIA, Congress has enacted a definition of prior art that will slowly displace the old definitions, but it may take decades for the new legislation to fully displace the old definitions of prior art.

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However, this specific focus of the word on race and gender, which is now a primary part of the definition, is only a few decades old.

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The state was unusual, both because it had lots of old deteriorating houses and because its definition of public nuisance was particularly broad, says Don Gifford, an academic and adviser to the industry.

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This is due partly to old court rulings excluding insurance from the definition of "interstate commerce, " which the U.S. Constitution explicitly states that Congress can regulate.

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Which, pretty much by definition, means we want to get the money out of the old large corporates and into the hands of those who will invest it in new companies.

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