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  • adjective Prior to litigation.

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pre- +‎ litigation

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Examples

  • A prelitigation patent review may be more relevant to the second prong of the Seagate test whether the alleged infringer knew or should have know of the objectively-defined risk of infringement; however, performing a patent review before entering the market with a new device evidences that Universal's conduct was not reckless.

    D. Del.: "Sustainable, Reasonable" Defenses Enough to Negate Willfulness Peter Zura 2008

  • A prelitigation patent review may be more relevant to the second prong of the Seagate test whether the alleged infringer knew or should have know of the objectively-defined risk of infringement; however, performing a patent review before entering the market with a new device evidences that Universal's conduct was not reckless.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Peter Zura 2008

  • The claim is a prelitigation step under Queensland's Personal Injuries Proceedings Act, Slater & Gordon said, adding the case of the girl will be the first of many.

    Xstrata faces lead lawsuit in Australia 2008

  • The notice of claim filed Thursday is a prelitigation step under Queensland's Personal Injuries Proceedings Act, Slater & Gordon said, adding that the girl's case will be the first of many.

    Xstrata is served notice 2008

  • The RIAA, on the other hand, has prelitigation letters to numerous universities in hopes of scaring students into settling before going to court.

    Ars Technica Jacqui Cheng 2010

  • Should the RIAA identify the 17 students in question and send them prelitigation settlement letters, they'll have a tough decision to make.

    doggdot.us 2008

  • Section 1021.5 does not require a prelitigation demand in non-catalyst cases: Vasquez v. State of California

    The UCL Practitioner 2008

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