A loan of goods, on the agreement that the borrower may consume them and will return a similar amount of the same goods
mutuum
To require a person to perform or abstain from some act
enjoin
one who performs services for others, but are not under the others' control
independent contractor
An auction in which goods must be sold to the highest bidder
auction without reserve
the grant of a property right (to make, use and sell) to the inventor
patent
goods left by a bailor with a bailee who tries to sell them
consignment
a person who has intentional, wrongful possession of another's property
tortious bailee
the unauthorized making, using, or selling of a patented invention during the term of the patent
patent infringement
the doing of an act that ought not to be done at all
malfeasance
ownership interests in partnerships or corporations, patents, copyrights, trademarks
intangible personal property
a grant for inventing a new process or item of manufacture
utility patent
charged
imputed
A gift of personal property made in contemplation of impending death
gift cause mortis
owned by the public
public domain
one who is authorized to conduct all of a principal's activity in connection with a particular business
general agent