Infringement refers to the violation of a law or a right. Infringement may refer to: *

Infringement procedure The European Court of Justice (ECJ, french: Cour de Justice européenne), formally just the Court of Justice, is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Unio ...

, a European Court of

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

procedure to determine whether a Member State has fulfilled its obligations under Union law *

Intellectual property infringement An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or a ...

, violating an owner's exclusive rights to intangible assets such as musical, literary, or artistic works **

Copyright infringement Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, s ...

, the use of works under copyright, including reproducing, distributing, displaying, or performing the copyrighted work without permission **

Patent infringement Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license. The definition of patent infringement may v ...

, using or selling a patented invention without permission from the patent holder, typically for commercial purposes **

Trademark infringement Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attached to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the licence). Infringement may o ...

, a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or licensees *

Secondary infringement Secondary liability, or indirect infringement, arises when a party materially contributes to, facilitates, induces, or is otherwise responsible for directly infringing acts carried out by another party. The US has statutorily codified secondary li ...

, when a party contributes to or is responsible for infringing acts carried out by another party *

Summary offence A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence). Canada In Canada, summary offenc ...

or infraction, a crime that can be proceeded against without a jury trial and/or indictment in some jurisdictions

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