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interference
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In the law of Patents, the presence of two pending applications, or an existing patent and a pending application that encompass an identical invention or discovery.

When interference exists, the Patent and Trademark Office conducts an investigation to ascertain the priority of invention between the conflicting applications, or the application and the patent. A patent is customarily granted to the earlier invention.

interference noun antagonism, antipathy, bar, barrier, censure, check, collision, conflict, contravention, damper, disapproval, disturbance, encumbrance, fetter, frustration, hindrance, impediment, imposition, interception, intercession, intermediacy, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, meddling, nuisance, obstruction, onus, opposition, resistance, restraint, setback, stricture, stumbling block
Associated concepts: contempt, frustration of contract, interrerence with contractual relations
See also: bar, barrier, burden, check, collision, conflict, damper, deterrence, deterrent, disadvantage, dispute, embargo, encroachment, encumbrance, fetter, filibuster, frustration, handicap, hiatus, hindrance, impediment, imposition, infringement, intercession, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, mediation, molestation, nuisance, obstruction, onus, opposition, prohibition, resistance, restraint, veto
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Specifically, Cookson alleged that Price placed an interferential current (IFC) device on his knee and left him unattended for 40 minutes, resulting in further injury to Cookson's previously damaged knee and necessitating additional surgery on Cookson's prior total knee replacement.
Court entered order allowing claimant to change expert by Tammelleo, A. David / Medical Law's Regan Report
The experimental group received early physiotherapy intervention at the Accident and Emergency Department which consisted of education, reassurance, pain management, mobility training, interferential therapy, walking training, and walking aids as indicated.
Early physiotherapy intervention in an Accident and Emergency ... by Lau, Polly Mo-Yee; Chow, Daniel Hung-Kay; Pope, Malcolm Henry / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
Thankfully, my full-time life coach and physio - and father - was on hand to apply ten minutes on the Interferential machine which I hope is going to ease the pain.
Lawn Tennis: Beating the pain barrier; Nick Peet's Great 08 Challenge by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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