A separate ruling by the Federal Circuit in December raised the stakes in such cases, potentially exposing product makers to huge liabilities.

12月时联邦巡回上诉法院所作的另一个判决提升了此类案件的风险，它可能会令生产商负上巨大的法律责任。

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"A set of assets (or liabilities) linked to a brand's name and symbol that adds to (or subtracts from) the value provided by a product or service...".

和品牌名称和标志联系在一起的一套资产(或负债)，它们可以给产品或服务的价值提供增加也可能导致减少。

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Moreover, while most of the original claims were filed under product-liability clauses, where liabilities are capped, the later claims are being filed under general work-environment clauses, which impose no limit on awards.

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