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infringement

[in-frinj-muhnt] / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ mənt /
NOUN
breach
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The company says since at least March, White Fox has been selling and advertising clothes with four parallel stripes of equal width, which it claims is an infringement of Adidas's trademark.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But now it’s going after Meta for copyright infringement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

They did it anyway, according to a legal filing unsealed Thursday in a high-stakes copyright infringement case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Instagram says, external only copyright holders, or an authorised representative, can report copyright infringement, and it advises affected users to contacted rights holders directly.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Esso suspected copyright infringement and prepared several lawsuits, but in fact, an unknown resident had built “The Agloe General Store” at the intersection that appeared on the Esso map.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Some downloads, it says, were coordinated among several Meta IP addresses, all based on the same algorithmic keywords and occurring simultaneously, suggesting that the infringements “took place within Meta’s walls.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Campaign groups have warned that the company's products pose risks related to mass surveillance, infringements on individual freedoms and data protection.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Warriors' Scott Cummings was sent to the bin early in the second period for repeated infringements and Embrose Papier took advantage by skipping over at the line for the Bulls' second try.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

The “defendants engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history,” the publishers said in the suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

He was continually marching Antonapoulos down to the courthouse during lunch hour to settle these infringements of the law.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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