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- 2. legally binding agreement between two or more persons or parties.
- 4. is the grant of a property right to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling his or her invention.
- 6. takes legal action against any business it believes has tried to monopolize an industry.
- 8. States and Local Governments require businesses to have these
- 9. ban other types of business activities that do not promote competition.
- 10. this law makes it illegal for competitors to get together and set prices on the products or services they sell.
- 12. a relationship that allows one party to act in a way that legally binds another party.
- 13. name, symbol, or special mark used to identify a business or brand of product.
- 16. Laws Local governments often establish these to control what types of buildings can be built in specific areas.
- 18. Food and Drug Administration- has the power to force producers to stop manufacturing products that are unsafe.
- 21. This law bans unfair or deceptive actions or practices by businesses that may cause an unfair competitive advantage. False advertising is an example.
- 22. this law protects small business from unfair pricing practices.
- 23. a wrong against people or organizations for which the law grants a remedy.
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- 1. form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works.
- 3. A variety of laws and government agencies that protect the public from harmful products.
- 5. deals with issues that touch the economic life of every American. Administers most of the laws dealing with fair competition and pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement.
- 7. this law states that it is illegal for a business to require a customer to buy exclusively from it or to purchase one good in order to be able to purchase another good.
- 11. proof that the breach caused the injury
- 14. the original, creative work of an artist or inventor and may include such things as songs, novels, artistic designs, and inventions.
- 15. a harm that is recognized by the law
- 17. a violation of the duty
- 19. a legal obligation to do or not to do something
- 20. the person who authorizes another person, the agent, to enter into legal relationships on their behalf.
