infringes
Encroaches on territory
Infringes means violates or encroaches upon something—typically a right, law, or agreement.
A company infringes a patent by using protected technology without permission.
Government action that infringes on civil liberties oversteps constitutional boundaries.
The new policy infringes on workers' rights to organize.
The noun is infringement.
Goes past boundaries
- intrudesEnters uninvited
- impingesEncroaches or affects
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- invadesEnters by force
usurps · boundary · territory · jurisdiction · domain · sphere · space · property line
Acts against established rules
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- privacyFreedom from observation
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
human rights · due process · discrimination · free speech · sovereignty · autonomy · consent · dignity
Breaks or violations
- contravenesActs against regulations
- transgressesBreaks a rule
- floutsDisregards with disdain
- disregardsFails to consider
breaks · disobeys · defies · ignores · circumvents · agreement · contract · treaty
New device or method
- claimsStatements of truth
- prior artPre-existing technical knowledge
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- noveltyQuality of being original
non-obviousness · USPTO · EPO · patentee · licensing · royalties · injunction · design patent
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- unauthorized copyingDuplication without permission
- file sharingDistributing digital content online
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
reproduction · duplication · derivative work · fair use · DMCA · takedown · royalties · licensing
Company's product line name
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- dilutionReduction in concentration
service mark · passing off · cybersquatting · domain name · slogan · brand identity · cease and desist · genericization
oversteps
Goes past boundaries
- intrudesEnters uninvited
- impingesEncroaches or affects
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
invades · usurps · boundary · territory · jurisdiction · domain · sphere · space · property line · easement
violates
Acts against established rules
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- privacyFreedom from observation
- freedomAbsence of constraint
constitutional · human rights · due process · discrimination · free speech · sovereignty · autonomy · consent · dignity · bodily integrity
breaches
Breaks or violations
- contravenesActs against regulations
- transgressesBreaks a rule
- floutsDisregards with disdain
disregards · breaks · disobeys · defies · ignores · circumvents · agreement · contract · treaty · regulation
invention
New device or method
- claimsStatements of truth
- prior artPre-existing technical knowledge
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
novelty · non-obviousness · USPTO · EPO · patentee · licensing · royalties · injunction · design patent · patent troll
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- unauthorized copyingDuplication without permission
- file sharingDistributing digital content online
bootlegging · reproduction · duplication · derivative work · fair use · DMCA · takedown · royalties · licensing · digital rights
brand
Company's product line name
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
dilution · service mark · passing off · cybersquatting · domain name · slogan · brand identity · cease and desist · genericization · parody
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- trademark infringementUnauthorized use of protected marks
- rights infringementViolating protected entitlements
- patent infringementUnauthorized use of protected invention
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