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Simple English definitions for legal terms
A quick definition of publici juris:
Term: publici juris
Definition: Publici juris means something that is important or available to the public. For example, a city owns its streets as public property. Words that are commonly used and just describe something cannot be owned as a trademark.
A more thorough explanation:
Term: Publici Juris
Definition: Publici Juris means something that is of public right and is important or available to the public. For example, the streets of a city are publici juris because they belong to the city and are available for everyone to use. Another example is that words that are commonly used and are
descriptive cannot be trademarked because they are publici juris. This means that anyone can use them without permission.
public house |
public improvement